Authentication system authentication method authentication medium manufacturing device and authentication terminal device

ABSTRACT

A certification system includes a photographing unit  10  which generates looks image data LI whose object is an individual person P, a holographic stereogram manufacturing unit  20  which makes a holographic stereogram HL in accordance with the looks image data LI, a two dimensional photo printing unit  30  which prints the looks image data LI as a two dimensional photograph PIC, an image server  40  which stores the looks image data LI, an information recoding unit  50  which records connection information in a recording member RM, and a manufacturing unit  60  which integrates the recording member RM, the two dimensional photograph PIC, and the holographic stereogram HL to make a certification card CC.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a certification system and acertification method for identifying an individual person and certifyingthat the person is a right person, a certification media manufacturingapparatus for making a certification medium which is used in thecertification system and the certification method, and a certificationterminal device for certifying by using the certification medium whichis made by the certification medium manufacturing apparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Presently, in a case when an individual person enjoys certain servicesor follows the necessary procedures, the person is often required toprove that he/she is the right person qualified to enjoy the services orproperly registered to enable him/her to follow the necessaryprocedures. At present, an individual person is also required to proveif a letter or any document such as an electronic mail which istransmitted over a network is justifiable. These actions are generallyknown as certification. That is, certification means any action todistinguish that a natural person (an individual person), a legalperson, a group, an article, an apparatus, a letter or the like is notanother person or a fake and proves that the person or the article isthe right person or the genuine article.

Such certification can be classified into plural forms depending on itsuse or purpose. Among those, there is identification or authenticationfor identifying an individual person. The identification distinguishesnatural person (an individual person) and confirms if he/she has acertain qualification or if he/she is the registered person.

Methods of such identification include not only by means of acertification medium having a face photograph of an individual personvisibly attached thereto such as, for example, identification cardswhich are seen in driver's licenses, passports or the like, some ofcredit cards or the like but also by means of finger prints, retinas,irises, voiceprints, handwritings and other personal characteristicinformation. Another simple method of identification is by means of afact of holding something such as a credit card. Furthermore, developedare new technologies which are combinations of such technologies ascertification by passwords .commonly used in electronic commerce whichis advanced in recent years as a result of popularization of networktechnology, certification by digital signature and other certificationtechnologies.

In these identification technologies, it is important that individualpersons are highly accurately distinguished. On the contrary to the needfor highly accurate certification, however, there are conflictingrequirements to perform identification at a low cost, to eliminate theneed for a special device or the like for certification if possible, toenable to perform certification at any place, to minimize complicatedcertification procedures, or to relieve oppressive feeling to theindividual person to be certified.

Technical evaluation of such certification technologies has been studiedin various industries. For example, the certification technologies studyWG (working group) in the Electronic Commerce Demonstration PromotionCouncil (currently the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan)publicly released the “Evaluation Standard of Identification Technology(Version 1)” in April 1998. Also, in March 2000, the Certification andNotary WG of the Council released the “Proposal on Certification Leveland Identification System”.

Incidentally, holograms which are made by using holographic technologyare difficult to copy or counterfeit as compared to printed materialsprepared by a sublimation type or ink jet type printer or by anelectro-photographic type copier, and thus are being used also for acertification purpose.

For example, holograms are visibly integrated into such anti-counterfeitarticles as credit cards, employee certificates, and also bills, therebyimproving counterfeit prevention capability of such articles.

However, in such certification technology which uses holograms withexcellent anti-counterfeit capability, because of difficulty in making alarge quantity of holograms and high cost of making so-called imageholograms which can express halftones like photographs, it is popular touse embossed holograms which are less expensive and easy to reproduce ina large quantity.

Embossed holograms are made by providing unevenness on metal foils orpolymer films and thus can be made at a low cost and in a large quantityby making an original mold which is then used as a press or a template.However, embossed holograms are very expensive in making an originalmold, which are disadvantageous in cost when duplicating a small numbersuch as less than several hundreds because the cost of making anoriginal mold is a major portion of the total production cost includingcopied holograms.

Also, in holograms, in order to make original molds of holograms for apurpose of achieving a goal of free image expression, a so-calledcomputer generated hologram (CGH) technique using a computer is oftenemployed for calculating light wave surfaces and interference fringes.However, since the technologies for the computer generated holograms arenot fully advanced yet, it can be reproduced by a monochromatic lightsuch as a laser beam or the like and thus not in a stage of expressingsufficient tones like photographs.

In reproducing holograms using original molds made by such embossedholograms or the computer generated holograms, identical holograms canbe reproduced in a large quantity. As a result, in certificationtechnology using such holograms which are integrated into articlesrequiring anti-counterfeit capability, it is typical to integrate anidentical hologram for, for example, one kind of credit card services,i.e., credit cards from the same credit brand, thereby integrating acommon hologram for each kind.

However, since these holograms can be reproduced in a large quantity, itis possible that a large quantity of counterfeit articles are made ifonce a hologram corresponding to the original mold is counterfeited,thereby making it insufficient to use as certification of the articlesintegrating a common hologram for each kind.

As a part of a series of certification technologies using these embossedholograms or the computer generated holograms, proposed are varioustechnologies for making anti-counterfeit articles and for certifyinganti-counterfeit articles.

One of such technologies is disclosed in, for example, Japanesenon-examined patent publication no. 2000-348145.

This technology is to make a stamper as an original mold from a group ofholograms which can reproduce 300 kinds of images such as alphabets,numbers and then the stamper is used to form computer generatedholograms on bare cards. Accordingly, in this technology, as describedin the paragraph [0025] in the patent specification, bare cards madefrom a single stamper comprise computer generated holograms each havinga data storage area of an identical format. In this technology, in acase where there are, for example, 10 computer generated hologramsdisposed in parallel in a data memory area, a technique is used todestroy 5 out of the 10 computer generated holograms for recordingcertification information exclusive to the card in the data memory areaof the identical format.

In other words, in the technology, a duplicating type hologram whichcomprises computer generated holograms as an original mold is integratedwith cards, and a part of the holograms are destroyed in order to recordindividual information. Accordingly, the technology does not overcomedrawbacks of the conventional computer generated holograms, i.e.,restricting the reproduction light to a monochromatic light such as alaser or the like and incapability of expressing sufficient tones like aphotograph. In a case of using such technology, it is impossible toexpress images such as portraits and it is impossible to reproduce byusing any desired illumination light such as white light.

Other technologies for making anti-counterfeit articles and forcertifying anti-counterfeit articles are disclosed in, for example,Japanese non-examined patent publication no. 2000-348149.

This patent specification discloses an apparatus for issuing cards withholograms made by using the technology as disclosed in the abovementioned Japanese non-examined patent publication no. 2000-348145, adatabase associated with it, a device for reading out the holograms byilluminating a monochromatic light onto the issued cards, acertification apparatus for certifying by comparing the informationacquired by reading out the holograms and the information held in thedatabase, and a system comprising these apparatus and the like.

That is, these Japanese non-examined patent publication nos. 2000-348145and 2000-348149 disclose a card which records individual information byintegrating therein a duplicating type hologram which uses as itsoriginal mold a computer generated hologram reproducible by illuminatinga monochromatic light and destroying a part of the hologram, and acertification technology using the card.

Moreover, a technique for making an anti-counterfeit article and forcertificating an anti-counterfeit article is disclosed in, for example,Japanese patent no. 2906730.

This technique records numbers, characters, symbols and the like in ahologram as information pattern and attaches the hologram to a part ofinformation medium. For example, an embossed hologram is used to recordnumbers, characters, symbols and the like similar to barcodes andmagnetic patterns and are read out by using a coherent light.Accordingly, this patent publication also records information byintegrating an embossed hologram (a relief hologram) with a card in sucha manner to be reproduced by illuminating a monochromatic light.

Furthermore, a technique for making an anti-counterfeit article and forcertificating an anti-counterfeit article is disclosed in, for example,Japanese non-examined patent publication no. Hei 11-339049.

This technique reads visible information such as photographs, signedcharacters or seals for identifying an individual person on a surface ofa card as a multi-level image of n×m pixels and calculates a degree ofcoincidence in features by means of splitting the read-out image intoplural blocks.

Also, a technique for making an anti-counterfeit article andcertificating an anti-counterfeit article is also disclosed in, forexample, Japanese non-examined patent publication no. Hei 11-66315.

This technique uses the same technique as those disclosed in the aboveJapanese non-examined patent publication no. Hei 11-339049 and reads outvisible information as multi-level images. And a degree of coincidenceof features is calculated by means of comparison in image levels betweena certain pixel and circumference pixels of a read-out image.

That is, these Japanese non-examined patent publication nos. Hei11-339049 and Hei 11-66315 disclose techniques which automaticallycompare visible information by designated device in order to identifyindividual persons.

Yet another technique for making an anti-counterfeit article and forcertifying an anti-counterfeit article is disclosed in, for example,Japanese non-examined patent publication no. Hei 10-124642.

This technique is similar to conventional cash cards used in banks eachhaving a memory portion for storing information therein and a displaysurface for displaying information except a hidden part of theinformation and a comparison is made by acquiring the non-displayedhidden information by inquiring to a card holder. The official gazetteincludes descriptions about encryption of the hidden information andinsertion of unique information to the hidden information in the hope ofmore reliable anti-counterfeit capability.

Incidentally, these conventional certification techniques using ahologram as disclosed in these official gazettes are unable to reproducethe hologram by other than a monochromatic light. In certificationprocedures, an exclusive device is required for reproduction, therebymaking the entire system expensive. And locations to performcertification are restricted, thereby making the certificationprocedures complicated. Since the articles to which these techniques areapplied include information elements such as numbers, characters,symbols and the like recorded as the hologram, they are different fromthose for directly distinguishing individual persons for a certificationpurpose. Even if the article is genuine, in a case where it is stolenand a stealer pretends as if he/she is the right holder, it is difficultto discover a dishonest use.

The present invention was made in light of the foregoing circumstances.It is an object of the present invention to provide a certificationsystem and a certification method which are capable of reliably andeasily certifying individual persons by means of certification mediumintegrating visible information which is able to directly and easilydistinguish individual persons, and yet satisfying requirements forperforming certification at any desired location, minimizing complicatedsteps in certification, and minimizing oppressive feeling to individualpersons to be certified. It is an additional object of the presentinvention to provide a certification medium manufacturing apparatus formaking a certification medium to be used in a certification system, acertification method and also a certification terminal device forcertifying by using the certification medium made by the certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

In order to achieve the above objects, a certification system accordingto the present invention is the one for identifying an individual personand certifying that the individual person is a right person and ischaracterized by including two dimensional photo printing means forprinting visible information for directly distinguishing the individualperson as a two dimensional photograph, data conversion processing meansfor converting the visible information into data which can be printed asa hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means for making the holograph or theholographic stereogram in accordance with the data obtained byconversion by the data conversion processing means, information storagemeans for storing various kinds of information including at least thevisible information, information recording means for recordingconnection information to connect to the information storage means andread the visible information stored therein, in a designated recordingmember which is capable of recording various kinds of information,certification medium manufacturing means for making a certificationmedium by integrating at least the recording member having theconnection information recorded by the information recording means, thetwo dimensional photograph obtained by printing by the two dimensionalphoto printing means and the hologram or the holographic stereogram madeby the hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible, and presentation means to beconnected to the information storage means in accordance with theconnection information which is recorded in the recording member by theinformation recording means and for receiving and presenting the visibleinformation corresponding to the connection information among theinformation stored in the information storage means.

The term “directly distinguishing” an individual person means todistinguish by naked eyes, i.e., a certifier is capable ofdistinguishing under a normal condition without using an exclusivedevice, machine or the like.

Such certification system according to the present invention integratesby the certification medium manufacturing means the recording member inwhich the connection information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of visible information and the hologram or the holographicstereogram in accordance with the visible information and makes thecertification medium in a condition that the two dimensional photographand the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible. In a case ofcertifying an individual person to be certificated who holds thecertification medium, connection is made to the information storagemeans in accordance with the connection information which is recorded inthe recording member by the presentation means and receives the visibleinformation corresponding to the connection information among theinformation stored in the information storage means for presentation toa certifying judge.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, a certificationmethod according to the present invention is the one for performingcertification to determine if an individual person is the right personand is characterized by including a two dimensional photo printing stepfor printing visible information to directly distinguish an individualperson as a two dimensional photograph, a data conversion processingstep for converting the visible information into data which can beprinted as a hologram or a holographic stereogram, a hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing step for making a hologram or aholographic stereogram in accordance with the data obtained byconversion in the data conversion processing step, an informationstorage step for storing various kinds of information including at leastthe visible information into designated information storage means, aninformation recording step for recording in a predetermined recordingmember which is capable of recording various kinds of information theconnection information for reading the stored visible information byconnecting to the information storage means, a certification mediummanufacturing step for making a certification medium by integrating atleast the recording member in which the connection information isrecorded in the information recording step, the two dimensionalphotograph which is obtained by printing in the two dimensional photoprinting step and the hologram or the holographic stereogram which isobtained in the hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step ina condition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible, and a presentation step forconnecting to the information storage means in accordance with theconnection information which is recorded in the recording member in theinformation recording step and receiving for presentation the visibleinformation which corresponds to the connection information amonginformation stored in the information storage means.

Such certification method according to the present invention makes acertification medium by integrating at least the recording member inwhich the connection information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of the visible information and the hologram or theholographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible. In making certification of anindividuals who holds the certification medium, connection is made tothe information storage means in accordance with the connectioninformation as recorded in the recording member and the visibleinformation corresponding to the connection information among theinformation as stored in the information storage means is received forpresentation to a certifying judge.

Moreover, in order to achieve the above object, a certification systemaccording to the present invention is the one for performingcertification to determine if an individual person is a right person andis characterized by including two dimensional photo printing means forprinting visible information directly distinguishing an individualperson as a two dimensional photograph, data conversion processing meansfor converting the visible information into data which can be printed asa hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means for making a hologram or a holographicstereogram in accordance with the data obtained by conversion by thedata conversion processing means, information recording means forrecording the visible information in a designated recording member whichis capable of recording various kinds of information, certificationmedium manufacturing means for making a certification medium byintegrating at least the recording member in which the visibleinformation is recorded by the information recording means, the twodimensional photograph which is obtained by printing by the twodimensional photo printing means, and the hologram or the holographicstereogram made by the hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans in a condition that the two dimensional photograph and thehologram or the holographic stereogram are visible, and presentationmeans for reading and presenting the visible information which isrecorded in the recording member by the information recording means.

Such certification system according to the present invention makes thecertification medium by integrating the recording member in which thevisible information is recorded, the two dimensional photograph of thevisible information and the hologram or the holographic stereogram inaccordance with the visible information in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible. In performing certification of an individual person whoholds the certification medium, the presentation means presents to acertifying judge the visible information which is recorded in therecording member by reading the information.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, a certificationmethod according to the present invention is the one for identifying anindividual person and certifying if the individual person is a rightperson and is characterized by including a two dimensional photoprinting step for printing visible information which directlydistinguishing the individual person as a two dimensional photograph, adata conversion processing step for converting the visible informationinto data which can be printed as a hologram or a holographicstereogram, a hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step formaking a hologram or a holographic stereogram in accordance with thedata which is obtained by the conversion in the data conversionprocessing step, an information recording step for recording the visibleinformation in a designated recording member in which various kinds ofinformation can be recorded, a certification medium manufacturing stepfor making a certification medium by integrating at least the recordingmember in which the visible information is recorded in the informationrecording step, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting in the two dimensional photo printing step, and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram made in the hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing step in a condition that the two dimensionalphotograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible,and a presentation step for reading and presenting the visibleinformation which is recorded in the recording member in the informationrecording step.

Such certification method according to the present invention makes thecertification medium by integrating the recording member in which thevisible information is recorded, the two dimensional photograph of thevisible information and the hologram or the holographic stereogram inaccordance with the visible information in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible. In performing certification of an individual person whoholds the certification medium, the visible information which isrecorded in the recording member is read out and presented to acertifying judge who judges if the individual person is a right person.

Additionally, in order to achieve the above object, a certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is theone for making a certification medium to be used in the certificationsystem for performing certification if an individual person is a rightperson and is characterized by including two dimensional photo printingmeans for printing visible information which directly distinguishes theindividual person as a two dimensional photograph, data conversionprocessing means for converting the visible information into data whichcan be printed as a hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing means for making a hologram or aholographic stereogram in accordance with the data which is obtained byconversion by the data conversion processing means, information storagemeans for storing various kinds of information including at least thevisible information, information recording means for recording aconnection information to connect to the information storage means andto read the stored visible information, and certification mediummanufacturing means for making a certification medium by integrating atleast the recording member in which the connection information isrecorded by the information recording means, the two dimensionalphotograph which is obtained by printing by the two dimensional photoprinting means and the hologram or the holographic stereogram made bythe hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible.

Such certification medium manufacturing apparatus according to thepresent invention makes the certification medium by integrating therecording member in which the connection information is recorded, thetwo dimensional photograph of the visible information and the hologramor the holographic stereogram in accordance with the visible informationin a condition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram are visible.

Moreover, in order to achieve the above object, a certification terminaldevice according to the present invention uses a certification mediummade by the certification medium manufacturing apparatus comprising twodimensional photo printing means for printing as a two dimensionalphotograph visible information which directly distinguishes theindividual person, data conversion processing means for converting thevisible information into data which can be printed as a hologram or aholographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans for making a hologram or a holographic stereogram in accordancewith the data which is obtained by conversion by the data conversionprocessing means, information storage means for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least the visible information, informationrecording means for recording connection information to connect to theinformation storage means and read the stored visible information, in adesignated recording member which can record various kinds ofinformation, and certification medium manufacturing means for making thecertification medium by integrating at least the recording member inwhich the connection information is recorded by the informationrecording means, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting by the two dimension photo printing means and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram made by the hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means in a condition that the two dimensionalphotograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible.The certification terminal device for identifying the individual personis characterized by including information read-out means for reading outconnection information which is recorded in the recording member by theinformation recording means and presentation means for connecting to theinformation storage means in accordance with the connection informationwhich is recorded in the recording member by the information recordingmeans for receiving and presenting the visible information correspondingto the connection information among the information stored in theinformation storage means.

Such certification terminal device according to the present inventionintegrates the recording member in which the connection information isrecorded, the two dimensional photograph of the visible information andthe hologram or the holographic stereogram in accordance with thevisible information and, in a case of certifying an individual personwho holds the certification medium in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible, connection is made to the information storage means inaccordance with the connection information which is recorded in therecording member by the presentation means and presents to a certifyingjudge the visible information corresponding to the connectioninformation among the information stored in the information storagemeans.

Moreover, in order to achieve the above object, a certification mediummanufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is the onefor making a certification medium which is used in a certificationsystem for identifying an individual person and certifying if theindividual person is a right person and is characterized by includingtwo dimensional photo printing means for printing visible informationwhich directly distinguishes the individual person as a two dimensionalphotograph, data conversion processing means for converting the visibleinformation into data which can be printed as a hologram or aholographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans for making the hologram or the holographic stereogram inaccordance with the data which is obtained by conversion by the dataconversion means, information recording means for recording visibleinformation in a designated recording member which can record variouskinds of information, and certification medium manufacturing means formaking the certification medium by integrating at least the recordingmember in which the visible information is recorded by the informationrecording means, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting by the two dimensional photo printing means and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram made by the hologram or holographicstereograph manufacturing means in a condition that the two dimensionalphotograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible.

Such certification medium manufacturing apparatus according to thepresent invention makes the certification medium by integrating therecording member in which the visible information is recorded, the twodimensional photograph of the visible information and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information bythe certification medium manufacturing means in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible.

Also, in order to achieve the above object, a certification terminaldevice according to the present invention is the one to certify if anindividual person is a right person by using a certification medium madeby a certification medium manufacturing apparatus comprising twodimensional photo printing means for printing visible information whichdirectly distinguishes an individual person as a two dimensionalphotograph, data conversion processing means for converting the visibleinformation into data which can print as a hologram or a holographicstereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means formaking a hologram or a holographic stereogram in accordance with thedata which is obtained by conversion by the data conversion processingmeans, information recording means for recording the visible informationin a designated recording member which can record various kinds ofinformation, certification medium manufacturing means for making thecertification medium by integrating at least the recording member inwhich the visible information is recorded by the information recordingmeans, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing bythe two dimensional photo printing means, and the hologram or theholographic stereogram made by the hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means in a condition that the two dimensional photographand the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible. Thecertification terminal device is characterized by including informationread-out means for reading out the visible information which is recordedin the recording member by the information recording means andpresentation means for presenting the visible information which is readout of the recording member by the information read-out means.

Such certification terminal device according to the present inventionintegrates the recording member in which the visible information isrecorded, the two dimensional photograph of the visible information andthe hologram or the holographic stereogram in accordance with thevisible information and, in certifying the individual person who holdsthe certification medium in a condition that the two dimensionalphotograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible,the visible information which is recorded in the recording member isread out by the presentation means to be presented to a certifyingjudge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustration for describing a concept of a certificationsystem presented as an embodiment according to the present invention, inwhich steps from making to issuing a certification card are conceptuallyillustrated.

FIG. 2A through FIG. 2D are illustrations for describing a holographicstereogram made by a holographic stereogram manufacturing unit which isprovided in the above certification system, wherein FIG. 2A shows a wayhow the holographic stereogram is observed at a certain angle, FIG. 2Bshows a reproduced image when observed at the angle as shown in FIG. 2A,FIG. 2C shows a way how the holographic stereogram is observed atanother angle, FIG. 2D shows a reproduced image as observed at theobservation angle as shown in FIG. 2C.

FIG. 3 is an illustration for describing the entire construction of theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit in the certification system.

FIG. 4A through FIG. 4B are illustrations for describing a printingsection in the holographic stereograph manufacturing unit of thecertification system, wherein FIG. 4A is a front view of the printingsection while FIG. 4B is a plan view of the printing section.

FIG. 5 is an illustration for describing a concept of the certificationsystem, which is an illustration for describing a concept of a simplecertification operation which uses the certification card.

FIG. 6 is an illustration for describing a concept of the certificationsystem, which is an illustration for describing a concept of a highlyaccurate online certification operation using the certification card.

FIG. 7 is an illustration for describing a concept of the certificationsystem, which is an illustration for describing a concept of a highlyaccurate offline certification operation using the certification card.

FIG. 8 is an illustration for describing a concept of the certificationsystem, which is an illustration for describing a highly accurate onlineand offline certification operation using the certification card.

FIG. 9 is an illustration for describing a specific example of makingthe certification card in the certification system, which is anillustration for describing a way how a photograph of an individualperson to be identified is taken and a two dimensional photograph and aholographic stereogram are made.

FIG. 10A through FIG. 10C are illustrations for describing manufacturingsteps of a certification card or a contact type IC card as a firstspecific example of making the certification card in the certificationsystem, wherein FIG. 10A is a front view of a magnetic card which is abase member of the certification card, FIG. 10B is a side cross sectionview of the magnetic card, and FIG. 10C is a perspective view of themagnetic card.

FIG. 11A through FIG. 11C are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the certification card or the contact type ICcard as the first specific example of making the certification card inthe certification system, wherein FIG. 11A is a front view of a printsurface member having a two dimensional photograph affixed thereon, FIG.11B is a side cross section view of the print surface member, FIG. 11Cis a perspective view of the print surface member.

FIG. 12A through FIG. 12B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contact type IC card which is the firstspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 12A is a side cross section view of a first intermediatemember to be made by affixing the magnetic card and the print surfacemember, and FIG. 12B is a perspective view of the first intermediatemember.

FIG. 13A through FIG. 13C are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contact type IC card which is the firstspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 13A is a front view of a holographic stereogram, and FIG.13B is a side cross section view of the holographic stereogram, FIG. 13Cis a perspective view of the holographic stereogram.

FIG. 14A through FIG. 14C are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contact type IC card which is the firstspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 14A is a front view of a recording member comprising an ICportion, FIG. 14B is a side cross section view of the recording member,and FIG. 14C is a perspective view of the recording member.

FIG. 15A through FIG. 15B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contact type IC card which is the firstspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 15A is a side cross section view of a second intermediatemember made by accommodating and affixing the holographic stereogram andthe recording member in the first intermediate member, and FIG. 15B is aperspective view of the second intermediate member.

FIG. 16A through FIG. 16C are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contact type IC card which is the firstspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 16A is a front view of a cover member, FIG. 16B is a sidecross section view of the cover member, and FIG. 16C is a perspectiveview of the cover member.

FIG. 17A through FIG. 17B are illustrations for describing the contacttype IC card which is the first specific example of the certificationcard in the certification system, wherein FIG. 17A is a side crosssection view of the contact type IC card as the certification cardfinally manufactured by affixing the second intermediate member and thecover member, and FIG. 17B is a perspective view of the certificationcard.

FIG. 18A through FIG. 18C are illustrations for describing manufacturingsteps of a contactless type IC card which is a second specific exampleof the certification card in the certification system, wherein FIG. 18Ais a front view of a recording member comprising an IC portion, FIG. 18Bis a side cross section view of the recording member, and FIG. 18C is aperspective view of the recording member.

FIG. 19A through FIG. 19B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contactless type IC card which is the secondspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 19A is a side cross section view of a first intermediatemember made by affixing a magnetic card and a recording member, and FIG.19B is a perspective view of the first intermediate member.

FIG. 20A through FIG. 20B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contactless type IC card which is the secondspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 20A is a side cross section view of a second intermediatemember made by accommodating and affixing a recording member in thefirst intermediate member, and FIG. 20B is a perspective view of thesecond intermediate member.

FIG. 21A through FIG. 21B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contactless type IC card which is the secondspecific example of the certification card in the certification system,wherein FIG. 21A is a side cross section view of a third intermediatemember made by accommodating and affixing a holographic stereogram inthe second intermediate member, and FIG. 21B is a perspective view ofthe third intermediate member.

FIG. 22A through FIG. 22C are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contactless type IC card as the secondspecific example regarding the manufacture of the certification card inthe certification system, wherein FIG. 22A is a front view of a covermember, FIG. 22B is a side cross section view of the cover member, andFIG. 22C is a perspective view of the cover member.

FIG. 23A through FIG. 23B are illustrations for describing themanufacturing steps of the contactless type IC card as the secondspecific example regarding the manufacture of the certification card inthe certification system, wherein FIG. 23A is a side cross section viewof the contactless type IC card finally assembled as the certificationcard by affixing the third intermediate member and the cover member, andFIG. 23B is a perspective view of the certification card.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps for making thecertification card having recorded therein various kinds of informationused in a highly accurate online certification operation using thecertification card as the contactless IC card.

FIG. 25 is a drawing for describing a structure of a certificationinformation database.

FIG. 26 is a drawing for describing a structure of a certificationterminal database.

FIG. 27 is a drawing for describing a structure of a judge database.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps in performing ahighly accurate online certification operation using the certificationcard as the contactless IC card.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps in making thecertification card having recorded therein various kinds of informationused in a highly accurate offline certification operation using thecertification card as the contactless IC card.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps in performing ahighly accurate offline certification operation using the certificationcard as the contact type IC card.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart for describing a series of manufacturing steps inmaking a certification card having recorded therein various kinds ofinformation used in a highly accurate both online and offlinecertification operation using the certification card as the contact typeIC card.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps for performingthe highly accurate both online and offline certification operationusing the certification card as the contact type IC card.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart for describing a series of steps subsequent tothe steps in FIG. 32 for performing a highly accurate both online andoffline certification operation using the certification card as thecontact type IC card.

FIG. 34 is an illustration for describing production of looks image dataas a plurality pieces of two dimensional image data by taking picturesfor a certification target person in plural angles.

FIG. 35 is an illustration for describing how the looks image data aremade as three dimensional image data by parallax images by taking aphotograph of the certification target person in the range of 360degrees about the person.

FIG. 36 is an illustration for describing how looks image data are madeas three dimensional image data by parallax images by taking aphotograph of the certification target person by moving a camera in astraight line or an arc.

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Now, a specific embodiment to which the present invention is appliedwill be described in detail by reference to the drawings.

This embodiment is a certification system to distinguish an individualperson for certifying that the individual person is a right person. Thecertification system uses visible information for directlydistinguishing an individual person rather than information elementssuch as simple numbers, characters, symbols. The certification systemcan use as the visible information at least a looks image such as theface images of an individual person as well as a signature or the like.And the certification system makes a card-shaped certification medium(referred to as a certification card below) of a two dimensionalphotograph and a hologram or a holographic stereogram by integrating atleast a printing of a two dimensional photograph of visible informationand a hologram or a holographic stereogram of the visible informationand judgment is made if the individual person is the right person bymeans of the certification card. The certification system also storesthe visible information in a designated server and a certifying judgereads out the corresponding visible information from the server inaccordance with the presented certification card before judging if theindividual person is the right person. Moreover, in the certificationsystem, the certification card is constructed as an IC card byassembling an IC (integrated circuit) chip in the certification card sothat designated information is recorded in the IC chip. By combiningthese various technologies, the certification system makes it possibleto provide a certification card with excellent anti-counterfeitcapability and a plurality of check mechanisms with regards tocertification.

It is to be noted, for convenience of description, that description willbe made hereunder on the use of looks images showing an individualperson as visible information for directly distinguishes the individualperson. Also for convenience of description, it is described hereunderthat an object to be integrated with the two dimensional photograph inthe certification card is a holographic stereogram.

Firstly, a concept of making and issuing the certification card to beused in the certification system will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the certification system comprises a photographingunit 10 which is looks image making means for making a looks image dataLI of a face picture or the like by taking a picture of an individualperson P to be certified as an object, a holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 which is holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans for making a holographic stereogram HL based on the looks imagedata LI made by the photographing unit 10, a two dimensional photoprinting unit 30 which is two dimensional photo printing means forprinting the looks image data LI as a two dimensional photograph PIC, animage server 40 which is information storage means for storing variouskinds of information including at least the looks image data LI, aninformation recording unit 50 which is information recording means forrecording in a recording member RM connection information and isconnected to the image server 40 for reading out the stored looks imagedata LI, and a manufacturing unit 60 which is certification mediummanufacturing means for making a certification card CC by integratingthe recording member RM, the two dimensional photograph PIC and theholographic stereogram HL.

It is to be noted in the certification system that each of these unitsmay be an independent unit or an integrated single apparatus. In anyevent, each of these units is a constituent element to comprise acertification card manufacturing apparatus as a certification mediummanufacturing apparatus.

The photographing unit 10 is provided under administration of adesignated organization or the like for qualifying to enjoy givenservices or to follow necessary procedure which require identificationof the individual person P and makes the looks image data LI of the faceimage or the like by taking a picture of the individual person P to becertified as an object. The photographing unit 10 makes the looks imagedata LI by photographing by, for example, a digital still camera or avideo recorder having a camera or by using a scanner to read-out apictured film taken by a photographic film camera. The looks image dataLI made by photographing by the photographing unit 10 is supplied to theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20, the two dimensional photoprinting unit 30 and the image server 40.

The holographic stereograph manufacturing unit 20 converts the looksimage data LI made by the photographing unit 10 into data which can beprinted as a holographic stereogram. At this time, the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 combines a desired image data with thelooks image data LI as the foreground and/or background, if necessary,thereby processing to convert into a three dimensional image pattern inwhich information changes in a direction of parallax. For example, theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 can combine a pattern suchas a designated trademark or the like as the background of a personrepresenting the individual person P which is an object in the looksimage data LI. If the holographic stereogram HL is observed in anobservation angle as shown in FIG. 2A, a reproduction image is seen asshown in FIG. 2B. On the other hand, if the holographic stereogram HL isobserved in an observation angle as shown in FIG. 2C, the location ofthe background pattern in the reproduced image is shifted as compared tothe reproduced image in FIG. 2B, thereby generating a three dimensionalimage data of different superimposed relationship between the person andthe pattern depending on observation angles. Contrary to the above, theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 combines the picture of theindividual person P which is the object in the looks image data LI andthe foreground of a three dimensional pattern which is a designatedseries of numbers, characters such as a registration number, a serialnumber and/or symbols, thereby generating a three dimensional image datawhich changes the way of superimposing the person and the foregrounddepending on observation angles. Moreover, the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 may combine the photograph of the individualperson P which is the object in the looks image data LI and both offoreground and background, and then patterning them. Based on the threedimensional image data which is obtained by converting in the abovemanner, the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 makes theholographic stereogram HL as a personalized printing which isreproducible by not only a monochromatic light such as a laser light orthe like but also a white light and is capable of expressing tones.

It is to be noted that the technology to make such holographicstereogram HL can employ one of the systems for making printings capableof expressing parallax only in horizontal directions as disclosed in:

-   Akira Shirakura, Nobuhiro Kihara and Shigeyuki Baba, “Instant    holographic portrait printing system”, Proceeding of SPIE, Vol.    3293, pp246-253, Jan. 1998 and-   Kihara, Shirakura and Baba, “High speed hologram portrait printing    system”, Three Dimensional Image Conference 1998, Jul. 1998

or one of the systems capable of expressing parallax in both horizontaland vertical directions as disclosed in:

-   Yamaguchi, Honda and Ooyama “Holographic 3D printer using Lipman    holographic stereogram”, 20^(th) Image Engineering Conference, Dec.    1989 and-   Endo, Yamaguchi, Honda and Ooyama, “High density recording in    holographic 3D printer”, 23^(rd) Image Engineering Conference,    December 1992.    As in these technologies, it is possible for the holographic    stereogram manufacturing unit 20 to use any technology to make a    holographic stereogram which can express parallax in one direction    or in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Specifically, the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 can berealized by the following construction. It is to be noted that theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 is described herein to makethe holographic stereogram HL having horizontal parallax information bylight exposure recording of a plurality of rectangular element hologramsin a single hologram recording medium but needless to mention that theholographic stereogram HL having parallax information in both horizontaland vertical directions can be made by light exposure recording aplurality of dot-shaped element holograms in a single hologram recordingmedium.

The holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 is to make lightexposure recording of a holographic stereogram image on a hologramrecording medium 103 made from a light sensitive film. As shown in FIG.3, the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 comprises an imagedata processing section 111 for processing the image data which is anobject of light exposure recording, a control computer 112 for entirelycontrolling the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20, and aprinting section 113 including optical systems for making a holographicstereogram.

The image data processing section 111 has at least an image processingcomputer 114 and a memory device 115 for generating a parallax imagedata series D3 based on photographed image data D1 including parallaxinformation which is supplied from a parallax image series photographingdevice 101 having, for example, a multi-lens camera, a movable camera orthe like and image data of computer image data D2 or the like includingparallax information generated by an image data generation computer 102.

It is to be noted that the photographed image data D1 is a plurality ofimage data which are obtained, for example, by simultaneouslyphotographing using a multi-lens camera or continuous photographing by amovable camera. And there are parallax information between image dataconstituting the photographed image data D1. Similarly, the computerimage data D2 are a plurality of image data generated as, for example,CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CG (Computer Graphics) and includeparallax information between image data constituting the computer imagedata D2.

The image data processing section 111 generates hologram image data D4by applying a predetermined image processing for holographic stereogramon parallax image data series D3 based on these photographed image dataD1 and/or computer image data D2 by the image processing computer 114.The hologram image data D4 is temporarily stored in the memory device115 such as, for example, a memory, hard disk device or the like. Asdescribed hereinafter, at the time of light exposure recording of theelement hologram image onto the hologram recording medium 103, the imagedata processing section 111 sequentially reads out element hologramimage data D5 for every image from the hologram image data D4 which arestored in the memory device 115 and the element hologram image data D5is supplied to the control computer 112.

The control computer 112 controls the printing section 113 forsequentially light exposure recording as a rectangular element holograman element display image in accordance with the element hologram imagedata D5 which are supplied from the image data processing portion 111 onthe hologram recording medium 103 which is provided at a part of theprinting section 113. At this time, as described hereinafter, thecontrol computer 112 controls operation of each mechanism of theprinting section 113.

The printing section 113 provides and supports each member constitutingthe optical system on a supporting substrate (optical base) which is notshown and the supporting substrate is supported by a casing of the unitby way of a damper or the like which is not shown. The printing section113 has an incident optical system, an object optical system and areference optical system as optical systems for making a holographicstereogram. It is to be noted that the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 uses the light sensitive hologram recording medium103 and thus the casing of the unit is constructed at least to keeplight shielding capability of the optical systems.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the printing section 113 has, as the incidentoptical system, a laser light source 121 for emitting a laser beam of adesignated wavelength, a shutter mechanism 122 disposed on the opticalaxis of the laser beam L1 from the laser light source 121 for inputtingor interrupting the laser beam L1 to a subsequent stage, and a halfmirror 123 for splitting the laser beam L1 into an object light L2 and areference light L3.

The laser light source 121 consists of a laser such as, for example, asemiconductor excited YAG laser, a water-cooled argon ion laser, awater-cooled krypton laser or the like which is capable of emitting asingle wavelength, good coherence laser beam L1.

The shutter mechanism 122 is controlled to open or close by a controlsignal C1 outputted from the control computer 112 in response to anoutput timing of the element hologram image data D5 for inputting thelaser light L1 to the optical systems at a subsequent stage or shuttingoff the laser beam L1 from outgoing into the optical systems at thesubsequent stage.

The half mirror 123 splits the incident laser light L1 into atransmitting light and a reflecting light. The laser light L1 is usedfor two purposes: one is the transmitting light to be used as theabove-mentioned object light L2 while the other is the reflecting lightto be used as the reference light L3. The object light L2 and thereference light L3 are outputted to an object optical system and areference optical system in subsequent stages, respectively.

It is to be noted that, although not shown, a mirror or the like may beprovided in the incident optical system for the purpose of suitablychanging a proceeding direction of the laser light L1 so as to equalizelight paths of the object light L2 and the reference light L3. Also, theshutter mechanism 122 may be constructed as mechanically driven shutterblades or an electronic shutter using an AOM (Acousto-Optic Modulation).In other words, the shutter mechanism 122 may be any form as long as itcan be freely closed or opened for shielding or passing the laser lightL1 thereof.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the printing section113 comprises as the object optical system a mirror 124, a spatialfilter 125, a collimator lens 126, a projection lens 127, a cylindricallens 128 and a mask 129. These optical components are sequentiallydisposed from the input side along the optical axis.

The mirror 124 reflects the object light L2 permeated through the halfmirror 123. The object light L2 which is reflected by the mirror 124 isinputted to the spatial filter 125.

The spatial filter 125 is constructed by a combination of, for example,a convex lens and a pinhole for equally directionally spreading theobject light L2 which is reflected by the mirror 124 in response to thewidth of the display screen of a transmission type liquid crystaldisplay 130 which will be described hereinafter.

The collimator lens 126 converts the spreading object light L2 by thespatial lens 125 into a parallel light before being lead to thetransmission type liquid crystal display 130.

The projection lens 127 slightly spreads the object light L2 beforeprojection onto the cylindrical lens 128. By slightly spreading theobject light L2, the projection lens 127 contributes to improve imagequality of the holographic stereogram HL to be made.

The cylindrical lens 128 focuses the parallel form object light L2 inthe lateral direction.

The mask 129 is formed with a rectangular opening for inputting a partof the object light L2 focused by the cylindrical lens 128 and passedthrough the opening to the hologram recording medium 103.

In the object optical system, the transmission type liquid crystaldisplay 130 is provided between the collimator lens 126 and theprojection lens 127. The transmission type liquid crystal display 130sequentially displays element holograph images based on the elementhologram image data D5 which are supplied from the control computer 112.It is to be noted that the control computer 112 supplies a drivingcontrol signal C2 to a recording medium feeding mechanism 134, whichwill be described later, of the hologram recording medium 103 inresponse to the output timing of the element hologram image data D5 forcontrolling the operation, thereby controlling the feeding operation ofthe hologram recording medium 103.

In the object optical system which is constructed as describedhereinabove, the object light L2 which is split by the incident opticalsystem to be a narrow beam is spread by the spatial filter 125 and isthen converted into a parallel light by inputting to the collimator lens126. Moreover, in the object optical system, the object light L2 whichis inputted to the transmission type liquid crystal display 130 by wayof the collimator lens 126 undergoes image modulation in response to theelement hologram image which is displayed on the transmission typeliquid crystal display 130 before being inputted to the cylindrical lens128 by way of the projection lens 127. And the object optical systemoperates so that the image modulated object light L2 is inputted to thehologram recording medium 103 through the opening of the mask 129 forlight exposure recording in response to the element hologram image whilethe shutter mechanism 122 is operated to open.

Furthermore, the printing section 113 has a spatial filter 131, acollimator lens 132 and a mirror 133. as the reference optical systemand these optical components are sequentially disposed from the inputside along the optical axis.

Different from the spatial filter 125 in the above-mentioned objectoptical system, the spatial filter 131 consists of, for example, acombination of a cylindrical lens and a slit and spreads the referencelight L3 which is split by reflection by the half mirror 123 to apredetermined width, specifically to one dimensional direction inresponse to the width of the display screen of the transmission typeliquid crystal display 130.

The collimator lens 132 converts the spreading reference light L3 by thespatial filter 131 into a parallel light.

The mirror 133 reflects the reference light L3 in order to direct it tothe back of the hologram recording medium 103.

The printing section 113 which is provided with the above-mentionedoptical systems is constructed so that the object optical system throughwhich the object light L2 split by the half mirror 123 passes hassubstantially the same light path as the light path of the referenceoptical system through which the reference light L3 passes. Accordingly,the printing section 113 improves coherence between the object light L2and the reference light L3, thereby making a holographic stereogram HLwith a clearer reproduced image.

The holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 is also provided withthe recording medium feeding mechanism 134 for intermittently feedingthe hologram recording medium 103 by an amount equal to one elementhologram in the direction of an arrow a in FIG. 4B.

The recording medium feeding mechanism 134 is intermittently driven torun the hologram recording medium 103 in response to the driving controlsignal C2 which is supplied from the control computer 112. Also, theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 opens the light path of thelaser light L1 when driven by the shutter mechanism 122 based on thecontrol signal C1 which is supplied from the control computer 112 insynchronism with the operation of the recording medium feeding mechanism134.

Such a holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 operates so that thecontrol computer 112 supplies the driving control signal C2corresponding to one element hologram to the recording medium feedingmechanism 134 at every termination of light exposure recording for oneelement image, thereby driving the hologram recording medium 103 to runalong the running path equal to one element hologram and to stop bypositioning a non-light exposed portion at the opening portion of themask 129. It is to be noted that the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 is constructed so as to quickly stop any vibrationcaused in the hologram recording medium 103 while feeding the hologramrecording medium 103. Here, the hologram recording medium 103 is, forexample, an elongated light sensitive film and, although not shown, iswound about a feeding roll which is rotatively provided inside a filmcartridge which is held in a light shielding condition as a whole. Whenthe film cartridge is installed in the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20, the hologram recording medium 103 is pulled intothe holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 and is driven to runalong the running path by the recording medium feeding mechanism 134.

Under this condition, the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20drives the shutter mechanism 122 to open and inputs the image modulatedobject light L2 and the reference light L3 respectively from the frontand the back of the hologram recording medium 103, thereby lightexposure recording the Moire fringe corresponding to the elementhologram image. Upon completing light exposure recording of one elementimage, the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 supplies thedriving control signal C2 to the recording medium feeding mechanism 134from the control computer 112 for promptly driving to run the hologramrecording medium 103 by a designated amount before stopping.

Moreover, by a fixing processing portion (not shown), the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 performs fixation processing whichcomprises an irradiation process of ultra violet ray onto the hologramrecording medium 103 and a heating process of the hologram recordingmedium 103 at a designated temperature, thereby fixing the holographicstereogram image which is light exposure recorded on the hologramrecording medium 103. The holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20sequentially cut the fixation processed hologram recording medium 103 ata designated size for each holographic stereogram for discharging asingle holographic stereogram HL to the outside.

By continuously repeating the above operations, the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 sequentially light exposure records aplurality of holographic stereogram images on the elongated hologramrecording medium 103 for making a holographic stereogram HL on which theholographic stereogram image is light exposure recorded.

Each holographic stereogram HL made by such holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 is supplied to the manufacturing unit 60.

The two dimensional photo printing unit 30 prints the looks image dataL1 produced by the photographing unit 10 as a personalized twodimensional photograph PIC by using a designated printer or the like. Atthis time, the two dimensional photo printing unit 30 performs thepreprocessing, if necessary, and processes to convert into the twodimensional image data by combining the looks image data L1 with adesignated image data as the foreground and/or the background. Also, asanother preprocessing, the two dimensional photo printing unit 30 maypick up a part of the image data from the three dimensional image datagenerated by the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20, therebyconverting it into the two dimensional image data. The two dimensionalphoto printing unit 30 prints the two dimensional image data thusconverted by the above manner to obtain the two dimensional photographPIC by means of, for example, a sublimation type, ink-jet type or othertype printer. And the two dimensional photograph PIC printed and made bythe two dimensional photo printing unit 30 is supplied to themanufacturing unit 60.

The image server 40 stores various kinds of information including atleast the looks image data L1 produced by the photographing unit 10 incorrespondence to the individual person P. Specifically, the imageserver 40 stores, if necessary, the image data based on the threedimensional image data which are generated by the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 and/or the two dimensional image data which aregenerated by the two dimensional photo-printing unit 30 in addition tothe looks image data L1. In order to interrelate the looks image data L1and the individual person P, the image server 40 also holds a designateddatabase which will be described hereinafter. In accordance with thedatabase, the image server 40 stores image data to be readable through adesignated cable and/or wireless communication network, for example,internet, intranet or the like.

Incidentally, in order to read-out the image data from the image server40 through a communication network at the time of certification, thecertification system predetermines connection information comprisinginformation for specifying the image server 40 such as, for example, atelephone number, a URL (Uniform resource Locator) or the like andcertification for specifying the image data which is stored in the imageserver 40. In the certification system, it may be arranged so thatanyone who has the knowledge of the connection information and theconnection procedure can read out the image data from the image server40. At the time of connection to the image server 40, the certificationsystem may be able to use, for example, the client side telephonenumber, an IP (Internet Protocol) address, key information such as apublic key or a secret-key, a password or the like and performs themutual certification between the image server 40 and the client side,thereby enabling only for a particular client terminal or a particularperson to read out the image data.

The information recording unit 50 records the connection informationcorresponding to the looks image data L1 which is stored in the imageserver 40 in the designated recording member RM. Specifically, theinformation recording unit 50 may use a part of a surface area of acertification card CC to be finally. manufactured as the recordingmember RM for visually recording the connection information by means ofembossment, printing or the like. Alternatively, a designated devicesuch as a barcode, a magnetic stripe or an IC chip from which theinformation is readable by a designated device is used as the recordingmember RM and the connection information is electromagnetically recordedin such recording member RM. It is shown in FIG. 1 that the informationrecording unit 50 uses an IC chip as the recording member RM and thatthe connection information is recorded therein. In a case ofelectromagnetically recording the connection information, theinformation recording unit 50 is also capable of recording in therecording member RM the key information which will be describedhereinafter, the image data such as the looks image data L1 and the likeas well as the connection information.

It is to be noted that an IC chip is employed as the recording member RMin the certification card CC. In a case of constructing thecertification card CC as the IC card, it may be either a contact type orcontactless type. Examples of the contact type IC card which are in apractical and actual proof stage include:

-   “VISA cash” which is an electronic money system developed by VISA    International Inc. and-   “MONDEX” which is electronic money system developed as Mondex    International Inc.    On the other hand, examples of the contactless type IC card which    are in a practical and actual proof stage include:-   “IC telephone card” for public telephones by NTT East Corporation    and NTT West Corporation and-   “OCTOPUS card” which is a prepaid card commonly usable for    transportation system in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China.    Also, safety for counterfeit prevention or the like of such IC cards    is disclosed in “1999 Investigation Report on Safety of Smart Cards”    published by Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA).

In order to make the certification card CC by taking the abovetechnologies into consideration, the information recording unit 50 canmake the recording member RM. The recording member RM made by recordingby such information recording unit 50 is supplied to the manufacturingunit 60.

The manufacturing unit 60 makes the certification card CC by integratingat least the holographic stereogram HL which is made by and obtainedfrom the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20, the twodimensional photograph PIC which is printed by and obtained from the twodimensional photo printing unit 30 and the recording member RM which ismade by and obtained from the information recording unit 50.Specifically, the manufacturing unit 60 integrates the holographicstereogram HL, the two dimensional photograph PIC and the recordingmember RM by means of designated adhesion and fixation processing suchas, for example, hot melt, thermal setting or photo setting. At thistime, the manufacturing unit 60 integrates the holographic stereogram HLand the two dimensional photograph PIC in a condition that theholographic stereogram HL and the two dimensional photograph PIC arevisible from the outside.

Such a certification system is able to make a certification card CCwhich integrates the holographic stereogram HL and the two dimensionalphotograph PIC based on the looks image data LI of the individual personP and the recording member RM which stores the connection informationfor reading the looks image data LI stored in the image server 40. Inthe certification system, the individual person P holds thecertification card CC and shows it when requested for certification inthe following certification procedure. It is to be noted that a specificexample of making the certification card CC will be described in detailhereinafter.

Now, a concept of certification procedure using the certification cardCC will be described.

Certification procedures in the certification system include a simplecertification procedure using the certification card CC, a highlyaccurate online certification procedure using the certification card CC,a highly accurate offline certification procedure using thecertification card CC and a highly accurate online and offlinecertification procedure using the certification card CC.

Firstly, a concept of a simple certification procedure using thecertification card CC will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the certification system, a certificationoperation is performed by presenting the certified card CC by theindividual person P who is to be certified and holds the certificationcard CC in response to a request of a certifying judge JD.

When the certification card CC is presented, the certifying judge JDchecks at least the following (A1) through (A4) by eye inspection of thecertification card CC:

(A1) if the individual person to be identified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person as seen in the two dimensionalphotograph PIC in the certification card CC;

(A2) if the individual person to be identified who presented thecertification card CC is the same as the person in the reproduced imageof the holographic stereogram HL in the certification card CC;

(A3) if the individual person as seen in the two dimensional picture PICand the reproduced image of the holographic stereogram HL in thecertification card CC agree with each other; and

(A4) when verifying features of the visible portions such as a logo markor the like in the foreground and/or background as shown in thereproduced image of the holographic stereogram HL in the certificationcard CC, if the certification card CC is genuine.

It is to be noted that, while checking the above (A1) through (A4), thecertifying judge JD observes the certification card CC in a plurality ofobservation angles while changing the reproduced images in theholographic stereogram HL.

As described hereinabove, the certification system using a singlecertification card CC is simple and the certifying judge JD is able tosimply certify if the individual person P to be certified is the rightperson by means of a plurality of check mechanisms. That is, thecertifying judge JD who is a user of the certification system is able toperform certification procedure accurately and easily by means of thecertification card CC. Also, the individual person P who is to becertified and is a user of the certification system is able to certifyhimself/herself as the right person by means of the certification cardCC and enjoy designated services or follow the necessary procedure byway of the certifier JD in a case where the individual person P isproved to be the right person as a result of the certificationprocedure.

Then, a concept of a highly accurate online procedure using thecertification card CC will be described.

In the certification system, a certification procedure is performed in acase where the image data corresponding to the individual person P suchas the looks image data LI or the like is stored in the image server 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the certification system, the certifying judge JDwho performs the certification operation reads out the image data suchas the looks image data LI (referred to as the server image below) byconnecting to the image server 40 in accordance with the presentedcertification card CC and holds image read-out means and presentationmeans for presenting the server image to the certifying judge JD,thereby performing the certification operation when the individualperson P to be identified who holds the certification card CC presentsit in response to the request of the certifying judge JD.

When the certification card CC is presented, the certifying judge JDchecks at least the following (A1) through (A4) by eye inspection of thecertification card CC in the same manner as described above:

(A1) if the individual person to be identified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person as seen in the two dimensionalphotograph PIC in the certification card CC;

(A2) if the person to be identified who presented the certification cardCC is the same person as the reproduced image of the holographicstereogram HL in the certification card CC;

(A3) if the person appeared in the two dimensional photograph PIC of thecertification card CC agrees with the person in the reproduced image ofthe holographic stereogram HL; and

(A4) when verifying a logo mark or the like which is shown as theforeground and/or background of the reproduced image of the holographicstereogram HL in the certification card CC, if the certification card CCis genuine

Furthermore, the certifying judge JD reads out the server imagecorresponding to the certification card CC from the image server 40based on the connection information which is recorded in the designatedrecording member RM in the certification card CC.

At this time, in a case where the connection information is visuallyrecorded at a partial area on the surface of the certification card CCas the recording member RM by embossment, printing or the like, thecertifying judge JD reads it and inputs the read out connectioninformation to a client terminal 72 which is presentation means such asa mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or the like in animage certification terminal device 70. It is to be noted that theclient terminal 72 has at least a display screen for displaying theimage data. In the certification system, in response to the displayedimage data, an image request command is issued from the client terminal72 to the image server 40 by way of a designated base station BS. Andthe corresponding server image is sent from the image server 40 to theclient terminal 72 by way of the designated base station BS.

On the other hand, in a case where the connection information iselectromagnetically recorded in the recording member RM which isreadable by a designated device such as a barcode, a magnetic stripe orthe IC chip, the certifying judge JD reads out the connectioninformation using a card reader 71 which is information read-out meansconnected to the client terminal 72 in the certification terminal device70 and inputs the read out connection information to the client terminal72. In response thereto, an image request command is issued from theclient terminal 72 to the image server 40 in the certification system byway of the designated base station BS. And the server image is sent fromthe image server 40 to the client terminal 72 by way of a designatedbase station BS in response to the image request command.

When the server image is displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72, the certifying judge JD performs eye inspection on theserver image and the certification card CC to check at least thefollowing (B1) through (B4):

(B1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person who appears in the serverimage;

(B2) if the individual person in the reproduced image of the holographicstereogram HL in the certification card CC agrees with the person whoappears in the server image; and

(B3) if the person who appears in the server image agrees with theperson as seen in the two dimensional photograph PIC in thecertification card CC.

It is to be noted at this time that various kinds of information such asthe name and the like of the individual person corresponding to thedisplayed server image may be displayed simultaneously on the displayscreen of the client terminal 72.

In the certification system, as a result of a plurality of checkmechanisms by the certifying judge JD using a single certification cardCC in online operation, it is possible to accurately and easily certifyif the individual person P to be certified is the right person.

Also, in the certification system, in a case where the connectioninformation is electromagnetically recorded in the recording member RMwhich is readable by the card reader 71, such as a barcode, a magneticstripe or an IC chip, key information such as a public key and asecret-key may be pre-recorded in the recording member RM together withthe connection information. In the certification system in thisparticular case, certification of the key information is carried out byperforming certification inside the client terminal 72 or by sending thekey information to the image server 40 from the client terminal 72together with the connection information. That is, the certificationsystem is able to check the following (B4):

(B4) When verifying the features of the key information and like asrecorded in the recording member RM of the certification card CC at theelectromagnetically recorded portion, if the certification card CC isgenuine.

Accordingly, in the certification system, it is possible to accuratelyand easily certify if the individual person P to be certified is theright person by performing certification of the certification card CCitself. That is, the certifying judge JD who is a user of thecertification system is able to accurately and easily perform an onlinecertification by means of the certification card CC. On the other hand,the individual person P to be certified who is a user of thecertification system is also able to accurately and easily performcertification by means of the certification card CC and enjoy designatedservices or follow designated procedure by way of the certifying judgeJD if the individual person is proved as the right person as a result ofthe certification operation.

Now, a concept of accurate offline certification operation using thecertification card CC will be described.

In the certification system, a certification operation is performed in acase where the image data such as the looks image data LI and the likecorresponding to the individual person P is recorded in the recordingmember RM. Particularly, this technique is effective in a case where thecertification card CC is constructed in the form of an IC card.

In other words, it is possible to record still images, so-calledanimation GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) frame feedingpseudo-animated images, or normal animated images in the IC card.Accordingly, in the certification system, the above describedinformation recording unit 50 records the looks image data LI in therecording member RM such as an IC chip or the like by encrypting basedon a designated encryption technique or uses a designated encryptionmethod at the time of writing and/or read-out of the looks image data LIwhich is recorded in the recording member RM, thereby enabling only theright person to write and read out the looks image data LI. And thecertification operation can be performed depending on whether or not thelooks image data LI can be read out of the recording member RM and theread-out looks image data LI is correct.

Also, in the certification system, since the pseudo-animated images andthe animated images can be recorded in the IC card, a part or all of theimage data is extracted from the three dimensional image data which isgenerated by the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 at thetime of recording the image data such as the looks image data LI and thelike in the recording member RM such as the IC chip or the like by theinformation recording unit 50, thereby enabling to record the image dataas the animated images which are equivalent to the images as thereproduced images which are reproduced from the holographic stereogramHL to be observed in a manner to change sequentially by parallax.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the certification system, the certifying judge JDreads out the image data such as the looks image data LI or the like(referred to as the image-in-card hereinbelow) which is recorded in therecording member RM in the presented certification card CC and holds thecertification terminal device 70 to present by displaying the image incard to the certifying judge JD, thereby performing the certificationoperation by presenting the certification card CC by the individualperson P to be certified who holds the certification card CC in responseto the request of the certifying judge JD.

When the certification card CC is presented, similarly to the above, thecertifying judge JD performs eye inspection of the certification card CCto check at least the following (A1) through (A4):

(A1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person as seen in the two dimensionalphotograph PIC in the certification card CC;

(A2) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person in the reproduced image of theholographic stereogram HL in the certification card CC;

(A3) if the individual person appeared in the two dimensional photographPIC in the certification card CC agrees with the person in thereproduced image in the holographic stereogram HL; and

(A4) when verifying the features in the visible portion such as a logomark and the like as the foreground and/or background in the reproducedimage in the holographic stereogram HL of the certification card CC, ifthe certification card CC is genuine

Moreover, the certifying judge JD reads out the image in card such asthe looks image data LI which is recorded in the designated recordingmember RM in the certification card CC.

At this time, in a case where the image-in-card is electromagneticallyrecorded in the recording member RM which is readable by means of adesignated device, such as a barcode, a magnetic stripe or an IC card,the certifying judge JD instructs the client terminal 72 to read out theimage-in-card by means of the card reader 71 which is connected to theclient terminal 72 such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistantor the like in the certification terminal device 70. In thecertification system, the image in card is read out of the certificationcard CC by means of the client terminal 72 in response to theinstruction.

When the image-in-card is displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72, the certifying judge JD performs eye inspection on theimage-in-card and the certification card CC and checks at least thefollowing (C1) through (C3):

(C1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person as displayed in theimage-in-card;

(C2) if the individual person in the reproduced image of the holographicstereogram HL in the certification card CC agrees with the person asdisplayed in the image in card;

(C3) if the individual person displayed in the image-in-card agrees withthe person appeared in the two dimensional photograph PIC of thecertification card CC.

At this time, it is to be noted that various kinds of information suchas the name and the like of the person corresponding to the displayedimage-in-card may also be displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72.

In the certification system, it is possible to accurately and easilycertify if the individual person P to be certified is the right personby means of a plurality of offline check mechanisms by the certifyingjudge JD using a single certification card.

Also, in the certification system in which the image in card iselectromagnetically recorded in the recording member RM which isreadable by the card reader 71, such as a barcode, a magnetic stripe oran IC chip, it is possible to record in advance key information such asa public key and a secret-key together with the connection informationin the recording member RM. In this case, in the certification system,the key information is certified inside the client terminal 72 andjudgment is made if the key information is genuine and if the image incard can be read out accurately. That is, the certification systemchecks the above-mentioned (B4):

(B4) when verifying the features of the electromagnetically recordedportion such as the key information and the like which is recorded inthe recording member RM in the certification card CC, if thecertification card CC is genuine.

Accordingly, in the certification system, by performing certification ofthe certification card CC, it is possible to confirm more accurately andeasily if the individual person P to be certified is the right person.That is, the certifying judge JD who is a user of the certificationsystem is able to perform offline certification operation accurately andeasily by using the certification card CC. The individual person P to becertified who is a user of the certification system is also able toaccurately and easily perform certification operation by means of thecertification card CC and enjoy designated services and followdesignated procedure by way of the certifying judge JD if the individualperson is proved to be the right person as a result of the certificationoperation.

Finally, a concept of the highly accurate online and offlinecertification operation using the certification card CC will bedescribed.

The certification system stores the image data corresponding to thelooks image data LI and the like of the individual person P in the imageserver 40 and performs the certification operation in a case where theimage data such as the looks image data LI and the like corresponding tothe individual person P is recorded in the recording member RM.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the certification system, a certifying judge JDwho performs the certification operation connects to the image server 40in accordance with the presented certification card CC to read out theserver image which is presented to the certifying judge JD fordisplaying the server image and holds the certification terminal device70 to read out the image-in-card which is recorded in the recordingmember RM in the presented certification card CC for presenting theimage-in-card to the certifying judge JD by displaying or the like. As aresult, certification operation is performed by presentation of thecertification card CC by the individual person P to be certified whoholds the certification card CC in response to the request of thecertifying judge JD.

When the certification card CC is presented, the certifying judge JDperforms eye inspection on the certification card CC and checks, asdescribed hereinabove, at least the following (A1) through (A4):

(A1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same as the person appeared in the twodimensional photograph PIC in the certification card CC;

(A2) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same person as shown in the reproducedimage of the holographic stereogram HL in the certification card CC;

(A3) if the individual person-appeared in the two dimensional photographPIC in the certification card CC agrees with the person in thereproduced image of the holographic stereogram HL; and

(A4) when verifying the features in the visible portion of a logo markor the like as the foreground and/or background which is shown in thereproduced image of the holographic stereogram in the certification cardCC, if the certification card CC is genuine

Moreover, as described hereinabove, the certifying judge JD reads outthe server image corresponding to the certification card CC from theimage server 40 in accordance with the connection information which isrecorded in the designated recording member RM in the certification cardCC.

When the server image is displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72, the certifying judge JD performs eye inspection on theserver image and the certification card CC in order to check at leastthe following (B1) through (B3):

(B1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same as the person in the displayed serverimage;

(B2) if the individual person as shown in the reproduced image of theholographic stereogram HL in the certification card CC agrees with theperson in the displayed server mage; and

(B3) if the individual person in the displayed server image agrees withthe person in the two dimensional photograph PIC in the certificationcard CC.

It is to be noted that the display screen of the client terminal 72 maydisplay various kinds of information such as the name and the like ofthe person corresponding to the displayed server image at this time.

Moreover, as described hereinabove, the certifying judge JD reads outthe image-in-card as recorded in the designated recording member RM ofthe certification card CC.

When the image-in-card is displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72, the certifying judge JD performs eye inspection on theimage-in-card and the certification card CC and checks, as describedhereinabove, at least the following (C1) through (C3):

(C1) if the individual person to be certified who presented thecertification card CC is the same as the person in the displayedimage-in-card;

(C2) if the individual person in the reproduced image of the holographicstereogram HL of the certification card CC agrees with the person in thedisplayed image-in-card; and

(C3) if the individual person in the displayed image-in-card agrees withthe person in the two dimensional photograph PIC.

It is to be noted that, at this time, the display screen of the clientterminal 72 may also display together with various kinds of informationsuch as the name of the person corresponding to the displayedimage-in-card.

Again, as described above, the certification system, it is able to checkthe following (B4):

(B4) when verifying the features in the electromagnetically recordedportion such as the key information and the like which is recorded inthe recording member RM of the certification card CC, if thecertification card CC is genuine.

In the certification system, it is possible to certify with very highdegree of accuracy if the individual person P to be certified is theright person by way of a plurality of online and offline checkmechanisms by the certifying judge JD using a single certification cardCC. That is, the certifying judge JD who is a user of the certificationsystem is able to accurately and easily perform the online and offlinecertification operation by means of the certification card CC. Also, theindividual person P to be certified who is a user of the certificationsystem is able to accurately and easily be certified by means of thecertification card CC and enjoy designated services and followdesignated procedure by way of the certifying judge JD if the person isproved to be the right person as a result of the certificationoperation.

As described hereinabove, according to the certification system, thecertification operation can be performed in different ways including asimple certification using the certification card CC, a highly accurateonline certification using the certification card CC, a highly accurateoffline certification using the certification card CC, and a highlyaccurate online and offline certification using the certification cardCC. It is to be noted that specific examples of these certificationoperations using the certification card CC will be described in detaillater.

Now, specific examples of the certification system based on the aboveconcept will be described.

Firstly, a first specific example of making a certification card CC willbe described.

The specific example is to make the certification card CC as a contacttype IC card which is an IC card with external terminals in conformityto ISO (International Organization for Standardization)/IEC(International Electro-technical Commission) 78-16 or JIS (JapanIndustrial Standard) X6303˜X6307 and as a card provided with a magneticstripe.

Firstly, as shown in FIG. 9, in the certification system, the looksimage data LI such as the face image or the like is prepared by taking aphotograph of the individual person P to be certified as an object bythe above-mentioned photographing unit 10. In this particular example,the two dimensional image data is photographed by a digital stillcamera.

Also, in the certification system, the looks image data LI as the twodimensional image data is combined with image data comprising threedimensional image data as the foreground and the background by the imagedata processing portion 111 in the above described holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20, thereby making the holographicstereogram HL as a printing based on the three dimensional image datarendered from three dimensional image data which comprises the obtainedobject data to parallax image series.

Moreover, in the certification system, the two dimensional photographPIC is prepared by the above described two dimensional photo-printingunit 30 using the two dimensional image data which is obtained byrendering the three dimensional image data which is generated by theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 to images as observed fromthe front.

Then, in the certification system, a magnetic card MC as a base memberof the certification card CC is prepared as shown a front view in FIG.10A, a side cross section view in FIG. 10B and a perspective view inFIG. 10C. The magnetic card MC is a card which is known as a JIS I typeor a JIS II type white plane card with a magnetic stripe. The magneticcard MC is made by laminating a base film on a layer comprised of amagnetic stripe and an adhesive. It is to be noted that the magneticcard MC is preferably thin for lamination which will be described later.

Also, in the certification system, a print surface member PM on whichthe two dimensional photograph PIC is affixed is prepared as shown afront view in FIG. 11A, a side cross section view in FIG. 11B and aperspective view in FIG. 11C. The print surface member PM has the twodimensional photograph PIC as affixed thereto and characters, figuresand the like visibly printed on the certification card CC. Moreover,since the certification card CC is constructed as a contact type ICcard, the print surface member PM is formed with a recording member holeRMH for accommodating an IC device such as an IC chip and the like and aholographic stereogram hole HLH for accommodating the holographicstereogram HL. It is to be noted that these recording member hole RMHand the holographic stereogram hole HLH may be recesses.

In the certification system, a first intermediate member is prepared bythe manufacturing unit 60 by laminating the magnetic card MC as shown inFIG. 10A through FIG. 10C and the print surface member PM as shown inFIG. 11A through FIG. 11C, wherein a side cross section view is shown inFIG. 12A and a perspective view is shown in FIG. 12B.

Furthermore, in the certification system, the holographic stereogram HLis prepared as shown a front view in FIG. 13A, a side cross section viewin FIG. 13B and a perspective view in FIG. 13C. Also, in thecertification system, the recording member RM comprising an IC device isprepared as shown a front view in FIG. 14A, a side cross section view inFIG. 14B and a perspective view FIG. 14C.

In the certification system, the holographic stereogram HL as shown inFIG. 13A through FIG. 13C is positioned so as to be accommodated in theholographic stereogram hole HLH in the first intermediate member and therecording member RM as shown in FIG. 14A through FIG. 14C is positionedso as to be accommodated in the recording member hole RMH and thenaffixed by the manufacturing unit 60 to prepare a second intermediatemember as shown a side cross section view in FIG. 15A and a perspectiveview in FIG. 15B.

Finally, in the certification system, a cover member CM is prepared asshown a front view in FIG. 16A, a side cross section view in FIG. 16Band a perspective view in FIG. 16C. The cover member CM is made from anoptically transparent material so that the two dimensional photographPIC, the holographic stereogram HL and characters, figures and the likewhich are drawn on the print surface member PM are made visible. Also,the cover member CM is formed with an external terminal hole TMH toexternally expose external terminals of the IC device.

In the certification system, the certification card CC in the form of acontact type IC card is made by the manufacturing unit 60 by putting thesecond intermediate member as shown in FIG. 15A and FIG. 15B togetherwith the cover member CM in such a manner to expose the externalterminals of the IC device through the external terminal hole TMH asshown a side cross section view in FIG. 17A and a perspective view inFIG. 17B.

In the certification system, the certification card CC in form of acontact type IC card is made through these series of steps. Accordingly,in the certification system, the certification card CC can be made in aplanar form with minimum surface unevenness by affixing the cover memberCM. This means that the certification card CC is easy to handle. Also,by covering the print surface member PM including the two dimensionalphotograph PIC and the holographic stereogram HL with the cover memberCM before being sealed in the certification card CC in the certificationsystem, the certification card CC is hard to be counterfeited ormodified.

It is to be noted here that, although the characters, figures and thelike which are visibly drawn in the certification card CC are describedto be printed on the print surface member PM, a part or all of thecharacters, figures and the like may be printed on the cover member CM.Also, it is needless to say that the characters, figures and the like inthe certification card CC may be printed on the exposed side of themagnetic card MC which constitutes the base member, i.e., a rear surfacereverse to the front surface on which the cover member CM is affixed.

Also, in the certification system, the sequence of manufacturing thecertification card CC is not particularly restricted and it may beassembled sequentially from the magnetic card MC constituting the basemember or the entire components may be affixed at one time in an alignedcondition.

Now, a second specific example of manufacturing the certification cardCC will be described.

This example is to make the certification card CC as a contactless typeIC card which is an IC card having no external terminals in conformityto ISO/IEC 10536, 14443, 15693 or JIS X6321-X6323 and is provided with amagnetic stripe.

Firstly, similar to the one as shown in FIG. 9, in the certificationsystem, the looks image data LI such as the face image or the like isprepared by taking a photograph of the individual person P to beidentified by the above described photographing unit 10. A digital stillcamera is used herein for taking a photograph of the two dimensionalimage data.

Again, in the certification system, the image data as the foreground andthe background comprising three dimensional image data is combined withthe looks image data LI which is two dimensional image data by the imagedata processing portion 111 in the above described holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 and the holographic stereogram HL isprepared as a printing based on the three dimensional image datarendered from three dimensional image data comprising the obtainedobject data to parallax image series.

Moreover, in the certification system, the two dimensional photographPIC is prepared by the above described two dimensional photo printingunit 30 by using the two dimensional image data which is obtained byrendering the three dimensional image data generated by the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 to images as observed from the front.

Then, as shown in FIG. 10A through FIG. 10C, in the certificationsystem, a magnetic card MC which is known as so-called white plane cardis prepared to be a base member of the certification card CC.

Also, in the certification system, a recording member RM comprising anIC portion is prepared in order to construct the certification card CCas a contactless type IC card as shown a front view in FIG. 18A, a sidecross section view in FIG. 18B and a perspective view in FIG. 18C. TheIC portion as the recording member RM comprises an antenna AT forcommunicating by means of an electromagnetic wave and an IC chip CP forrecording the data and controlling communication processing withoutside. In the certification system, since the IC chip CP in the ICportion herein generally has a designated thickness, only the IC chip ismade thick and the other part is flattened and the other member to beaffixed therewith is formed with a hole so that the IC chip is notdestroyed when assembled.

In the certification system, the magnetic card MC as shown in FIG. 10Athrough FIG. 10C and the recording member RM as shown in FIG. 18Athrough FIG. 18C are assembled by affixing by the manufacturing unit 60to make a first intermediate member as shown a side cross section viewin FIG. 19A and a perspective view in FIG. 19B.

Moreover, in the certification system, the print surface member PMhaving the two dimensional photograph PIC attached thereto is preparedas shown previously in FIG. 11A through FIG. 11C. The print surfacemember PM has characters, figures and the like which are visibly printedon the certification card CC in addition to the two dimensionalphotograph PIC attached thereto. In order to construct the certificationcard CC as a contactless type IC card, the print surface member PM isalso formed with a recording member hole RMH for accommodation of the ICchip CP in the IC portion and a holographic stereogram hole HLH foraccommodation of the holographic stereogram HL. It is to be noted thatthese recording member hole RMH and/or holographic stereogram hole HLHmay be recesses.

In the certification system, the IC chip in the IC portion as shown inFIG. 18A through FIG. 18C is positioned so as to be accommodated in therecording member hole RMH in the first intermediate member for puttingtogether to make by the manufacturing unit 60 a second intermediatemember as shown a side cross section view in FIG. 20A and a perspectiveview in FIG. 20B.

Furthermore, in the certification system, the holographic stereogram HLis prepared as previously shown in FIG. 13A through FIG. 13C.

In the certification system, the holographic stereogram HL as shown inFIG. 13A through FIG. 13C is positioned so as to be accommodated in theholographic stereogram hole HLH in the second intermediate memberputting together by the manufacturing unit 60 to make a thirdintermediate member as shown a side cross section view in FIG. 21A and aperspective view in FIG. 21B.

Finally, in the certification system, a cover member CM is prepared asshown a front view in FIG. 22A, a side cross section view in FIG. 22Band a perspective view in FIG. 22C. The cover member CM is made from anoptically transparent material so that the two dimensional photographPIC, the holographic stereogram HL and characters, figures and the likewhich are drawn on the printing plane member PM are made visible. It isto be noted that, the cover member CM is formed with no externalterminal hole TMH unlike the cover member CM as previously shown in FIG.16A through FIG. 16C.

In the certification system, the third intermediate member as shown inFIG. 21A and FIG. 21B and the cover member CM are affixed together bythe manufacturing unit 60 to make the certification card CC as acontactless type IC card as shown a side cross section view in FIG. 23Aand a perspective view in FIG. 23B.

In the certification system, the certification card CC as a contactlesstype IC card can be made through the above-mentioned series of steps. Atthis time, in the certification system, by affixing the cover member CMtogether, the certification card CC can be formed in a flat plate shapewith small unevenness. Accordingly, the certification card CC is easy tohandle. Also, in the certification system, the print surface member PMincluding the two dimensional photograph PIC and the holographicstereogram HL are covered with the cover member CM, thereby making thecertification card CC hard to be counterfeited and modified.

It is to be noted that, although the characters, figures and the likewhich are visibly drawn on the certification card CC are described to beprinted on the print surface member PM herein, a part or all of thesecharacters, figures and the like may be printed on the cover member CMsimilarly to the above described certification card CC as the contacttype IC card. Again, as the certification card CC, the characters,figures and the like may be printed on the exposed surface of themagnetic card MC which is the base member, i.e., on a rear surfacereverse to the front surface on which the cover member CM is affixed.

Also, in the certification system, the sequence of steps assembling thecertification card CC is not restricted and it may be assembled bysequentially laminating from the magnetic card MC which is the basemember or alternatively all components are aligned to be put together atone time.

Now, the certification card CC which is manufactured in the foregoingmanner as a contact type IC card or a contactless type IC card can beused for any of the highly accurate online certification operation, thehighly accurate offline certification operation, or the highly accurateonline and offline certification operation since various kinds ofinformation such as the above mentioned connection information and thelike by the information recording unit 50. Among many combinations,descriptions will be made hereunder on specific examples of the highlyaccurate online certification operation using the certification card CCas the contactless type IC card which is made as the above secondspecific example, the highly accurate offline certification operationusing the certification card CC as the contact type IC card which ismade as the above mentioned first specific example, and the highlyaccurate online and offline certification operation using thecertification card CC as the contact type IC card which is made as theabove mentioned first specific example.

Firstly, description will be made on manufacturing steps of thecertification card CC to be used for the highly accurate onlinecertification operation using the contactless type IC card as thecertification card CC. In this case, in the certification system, thecertification card CC recording various kinds of information is made byway of a series of steps as shown in FIG. 24.

That is, in the certification system, in step S1 as shown in FIG. 24,the looks image data LI is prepared by photographing by thephotographing unit 10 the individual person P to be certified as anobject.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S2, three dimensionalimage data comprised of object data is prepared by combining the looksimage data LI and the foreground and background image data comprisingthe three dimensional image data by the image data processing portion111 in the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20.

Then, in the certification system, in step S3, the three dimensionalimage data which is obtained in step S2 is converted into threedimensional data by parallax image by means of rendering by the imagedata processing portion 111 in the holographic stereogram manufacturingunit 20 and, in step S4, the holographic stereogram HL is prepared as aprinting in accordance with the three dimensional image data.

Also, in the certification system, in step S5, the three dimensionalimage data is converted into two dimensional image data, for example, byrendering the three dimensional image data which is generated by theholographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 to an image observed fromthe front and, in step S6, the two dimensional photograph PIC isprepared by the two dimensional photo printing unit 30 based on the twodimensional image data.

On the other hand, in the certification system, subsequent to theforegoing steps or in parallel with these steps, the magnetic card MCwhich is previously shown in FIG. 10A through FIG. 10C is prepared inthe manufacturing unit 60 and is affixed together with the recordingmember RM as previously shown in FIG. 18A through FIG. 18C, therebymaking a magnetic card MC′ with contactless type IC as a firstintermediate member as previously shown in FIG. 19A and FIG. 19B. Then,in the certification system, the certification card CC is made in themanufacturing unit 60 by affixing together the holographic stereogram HLwhich is prepared in step S4 and the two dimensional photograph PICwhich is prepared in step S6 with the magnetic card MC′ with contactlesstype IC. It is to be noted that the certification card CC is in acondition having no electromagnetically recorded various kinds ofinformation such as the connection information and the like.

Moreover, in the certification system, in step S7, a designatedconversion processing for enabling storage in the image server 40 isperformed on the three dimensional image data which is obtained in stepS2 and, in step S8, the obtained image data is recorded in the imageserver 40 as the server image.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S9, connectioninformation for enabling connection to the image server 40 is generatedand, in step S10, the obtained connection information is recorded in theimage server 40. At this time, in the certification system, acertification information database, for example, as shown in FIG. 25 isprepared and held in the image server 40.

That is, as shown in FIG. 25, the certification information databasecomprises at least a certification ID for identifying the image data asthe server image and a file name of the image data in correspondence tothe certification ID and additionally personal information of theindividual person to be certified such as the name, address, age, sexand the like of the person who appears in the image data.

In the certification system, by holding such certification informationdatabase in the image server 40, it is possible to conduct a search anddistribution of the server image with the key of the certification IDincluding in the connection information which is transmitted from theclient terminal 72 in the above described certification terminal device70.

In the certification system, by recording the connection information inthe image server 40 as well as establishing such certificationinformation database, in step S11, the connection information is writtenby the information recording unit 50 in the above described IC portionas the recording member RM of the certification card CC. Also, in thecertification system, in step S12, rather than writing the connectioninformation in the IC portion, it may be written in the magnetic stripeas the recording member RM of the certification card CC.

Moreover, in the certification system, in step S13, key information asan encryption certification key for mutual certification between theimage server 40 and the client terminal 72 is generated if necessaryand, in step S11, such key information is written by the informationrecording unit 50 in the IC portion as the recording member RM of thecertification card CC or, in step S12, the key information is written inthe magnetic stripe as the recording member RM of the certification cardCC.

At this time, in the certification system, in a case of enabling only aparticular client terminal or a particular person (the certifying judge)to read out the image data by performing mutual certification betweenthe image server 40 and the client terminal 72, a certification terminaldatabase or a judge database is prepared to be held in the image server40, for example, as shown in FIG. 26 or FIG. 27.

That is, the certification terminal database which is used for enablingonly the particular client terminal to read out the image datacomprises, as shown in FIG. 26, a terminal ID for certifying the clientterminal 72, key information such as a public key or a secret-key as acertification key which is necessary for mutual certification, aterminal administration ID for identifying the administrator of theclient terminal 72, a terminal location for showing the location of theclient terminal 72 and a judge ID for certifying the certifying judge JDwho is the user of the client terminal 72.

On the other hand, the judge database which is used for enabling onlythe particular certifying judge to read out the image data comprises, asshown in FIG. 27, at least the judge ID for certifying the certifyingjudge JD, a password which is required for mutual certification and acertification ID for certifying the image data as the server image andadditionally personal information of the certifying judge JD such as thename, address, age, sex and the like of the certifying judge JD.

In the certification system, by holding the certification terminaldatabase and the certifier database in the image server 40, mutualcertification can be performed between the image server 40 and theclient terminal 72, thereby preventing the image data from being readout by any unauthorized client terminal or certifying judge.

In the certification system, it is possible to make the certificationcard CC as the contactless type IC card in which various kinds ofinformation such as the connection information are electromagneticallyrecorded so as to be used for a highly accurate online certificationoperation through such a series of steps.

Next, steps of the highly accurate online certification operation usingthe certification card CC as the contactless type IC card made in thisway will be described. In this case, in the certification system, theonline certification operation using the certification card CC isperformed by way of a series of steps as shown in FIG. 28.

That is, in the certification system, in step S21 as shown in FIG. 28,designated online operations to initiate the certification operationwill be carried out by the certifying judge JD.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S22, guidance forinstructing to read out the certification card CC using the card reader71 in the above described certification terminal device 70 is given tothe certifying judge JD from the client terminal 72.

Then, in the certification system, in step S23, by inserting thecertification card CC in which various kinds of information such as theconnection information are electromagnetically recorded into the cardreader 71 by the certifier JD, the card reader 71 reads out theinformation from the magnetic stripe and the IC portion.

Subsequently, in the certification system, upon reading out theencrypted key information by the card reader 71, in step S24, the keyinformation is decoded by the client terminal 72 which is connected tothe card reader 71 and, in step S25, judgment is made by the clientterminal 72 if the decoded key information is valid.

Here, if it is determined that the key information is not valid, in thecertification system, in step S26, a notice that the key information isinvalid is displayed on the display screen of the client terminal 72,thereby completing a series of processing as a failure of certification.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the key information isvalid, in the certification system, the processing goes to step S27 anddisplays on the display screen of the client terminal 72 a notice thatthe key information is valid.

And, in the certification system, in step S28, the client terminal 72reads out the connection information for connection to the image server40 and, in step S29, the client terminal 72 issues a connection requestcommand including the connection information for sending to the imageserver 40 and requests connection to the image server 40.

On the other hand, in the certification system, as a preparation step inthe image server 40, the server image is recorded in the image server 40in step S8 as shown in FIG. 24 and, in step S10, the connectioninformation is recorded in the image server 40, thereby making the imageserver 40 in a stand-by condition waiting for the connection requestfrom the certification terminal device 70.

And, in the certification system, subsequent to steps S21 through stepS29 or alternatively in parallel with these steps, in step S30, theimage server 40 waits for the connection request from the certificationterminal device 70 and, in step S31, the image server 40 receives theconnection request command issued in step S29 by the client terminal 72.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S32, certification ofthe connection request from the client terminal 72 is performed inaccordance with the above described certification terminal database andthe judge database which are held in the image server 40. If acertification result determines that the client terminal 72 and thecertifying judge JD are right, in step S33, connection permission issent from the image server 40 to the client terminal 72.

In response thereto, in the certification system, an image requestcommand including the above described certification ID is issued by theclient terminal 72 and sent to the image server 40 in step S34. Bysending the image request to the image server 40, in step S35, the imagerequest command is received by the image server 40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S36, the image server40 conducts a search for and reads out the corresponding server imagewith the certification ID as the key and, in step S37, the image server40 distributes the requested server image to the client terminal 72. Inthe certification system, upon sending the server image, the imageserver 40 changes again to the stand-by condition waiting for aconnection request.

Subsequently, in the certification system, upon receiving by the clientterminal 72 the server image which is distributed from the image server40 in step S38, the server image is displayed on the display screen ofthe client terminal 72 in step S39.

Then, the certifying judge JD checks the above described (A1) through(A4) and (B1) through (B4) in step S40 in the certification system inorder to confirm if the person to be certified is a right person beforecompleting a series of certification operation.

In the certification system, the online certification operation can beperformed highly accurately and easily by using the contactless type ICcard as the certification card CC by way of the above described seriesof steps.

Now, description will be made on the manufacturing process of thecertification card CC which is used for a highly accurate offlinecertification operation using a contact type IC card as thecertification card CC. In this case, in the certification system, thecertification card CC in which various kinds of information are recordedis made by way of a series of steps as shown in FIG. 29.

That is, as shown in FIG. 29, in the certification system, the looksimage data LI is prepared by the photographing unit 10 which takes aphotograph of an individual person P to be certified as an object, instep S51.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S52, the image dataprocessing portion 111 in the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit20 combines the looks image data LI with an image data as the foregroundand the background which comprises three dimensional image data in orderto obtain three dimensional image data comprising object data.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S53, the threedimensional image data which is obtained in step S52 is subject torendering by the image data processing portion 111 in the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 to convert into three dimensional databy parallax images and, in step S54, the holographic stereogram HL as aprinting is prepared in accordance with the three dimensional imagedata.

Also, in the certification system, in step S55, the three dimensionalimage data which is generated by, for example, the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 is converted into two dimensional imagedata which is observed from the front by rendering and, in step S56, thetwo dimensional photograph PIC is prepared by the two dimensionalphoto-printing unit 30 in accordance with the two dimensional imagedata.

On the other hand, in the certification system, subsequent to thesesteps or in parallel with these steps, the magnetic card MC which ispreviously shown in FIG. 10A through FIG. 10C is prepared by themanufacturing unit 60 and the certification card CC is made by affixingthe magnetic card MC together with the recording member RM which ispreviously shown in FIG. 14A through FIG. 14C. It is to be noted thatthe certification card CC is in a condition that no various kinds ofinformation such as connection information and the like areelectromagnetically recorded.

Moreover, in the certification system, in step S57, a designatedconversion processing in parameters such as, for example, size, numberof colors and number of pixels of the image data is performed on thethree dimensional image data which is obtained in step S52 in order toconvert it into any suitable data as an image in card to be recorded inthe IC portion which is the recording member RM and then, in step S58,an encryption key and a decoding key for encrypting and decoding theimage in card are generated and recorded in the image server 40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S59, the decoding keyis kept in designated storage means, for example, the image server 40and, in step S60, the image data is encrypted as the image in card byusing the encryption key.

Then, in the certification system, in step S61, the encrypted image datais written in the above described IC portion as the recording member RMof the certification card CC by the information recording unit 50.

Moreover, in the certification system, in step S62, the key informationas the encrypted certification key is generated, if necessary, forcertification of the certification card CC by the client terminal 72and, in step S61, the key information is written in the informationrecording unit 50 in the IC portion as the recording member RM of thecertification card CC or, in step S63, the key information is written inthe magnetic stripe as the recording member RM of the certification cardCC.

In the certification system, the contact type IC card as thecertification card CC in which various kinds of information such as theconnection information which is used for highly accurate offlinecertification operation are electromagnetically recorded is made by wayof the series of steps as described above.

It is to be noted that, in the certification system, the image datawhich is recorded in the recording member RM as the image-in-card is notnecessarily encrypted.

Next, a description will be made on the highly accurate offlinecertification procedure using the contact type IC card as thecertification card CC which is made by way of the above described steps.In this case, in the certification system, the offline certificationoperation using the certification card CC is performed by a series ofsteps as shown in FIG. 30.

That is, in the certification system as shown in FIG. 30, in step S71,the certification operation is initiated by reading out the decoding keyas kept in step S58 in FIG. 29 and recording the decoding key in thedesignated memory means in the client terminal 72.

In the certification system, in step S72, a designated operation forinitiating the online certification operation is performed by thecertifying judge JD and, in step S73, guidance for instructing to readout the certification card CC using the card reader in the certificationterminal device 70 is given to the certifying judge JD from the clientterminal 72.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S74, upon insertionof the certification card CC in which various kinds of information suchas the image-in-card and the like are electromagnetically recorded intothe card reader 71 by the certifying judge JD, the information is readout of the magnetic stripe and the IC portion by the card reader 71.

Subsequently, in the certification system, upon reading out theencrypted key information by the card reader 71, in step S75, the keyinformation is decoded by the client terminal 72 which is connected tothe card reader 71 and, in step S76, judgment is made by the clientterminal 72 if the decoded key information is valid.

At this time, if the key information is determined to be not valid inthe certification system, in step S77, a notice that the key informationis invalid is displayed on the display screen of the client terminal 72,thereby completing a series of steps as a failure of certification.

On the other hand, if the key information is determined to be valid inthe certification system, the processing goes to step S78 and a noticethat the key information is valid is displayed on the display screen ofthe client terminal 72.

Then, in the certification system, in step S79, the image in card isread out by the client terminal 72 and, in step S80, the image in cardis decoded by the client terminal 72 using the decoding key and, in stepS81, the decoded image in card is displayed on the display screen of theclient terminal 72.

And in the certification system, in step S82, the certifying judge JDchecks the above mentioned (A1) through (A4), (C1) through (C4) and (B4)in order to confirm if the individual person to be certified is theright person before completing a series of certification steps.

In the certification system, a highly accurate and easy offlinecertification operation can be performed using the contact type IC cardas the confirmation card CC by way of the above described series ofsteps.

Next, description will be made on manufacturing steps of thecertification card CC which is used for the highly accurate and easyonline and offline confirmation operation using a contact type IC as thecertification card CC. In this case, in the certification system, thecertification card CC in which various kinds of information are recordedis made by way of a series of steps as shown in FIG. 31.

That is, as shown in FIG. 31, in the certification system, the looksimage data LI is prepared in step S91 by taking a photograph of theindividual person P to be certified as an object by the photographingunit 10.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S92, threedimensional image data comprising object data is prepared by combiningthe looks image data LI with image data as the foreground and thebackground comprising three dimensional image data by the image dataprocessing portion 111 in the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit20.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S93, the threedimensional image data which is obtained in step S92 is converted intothree dimensional image data by parallax images by rendering by theimage data processing portion 111 in the holographic stereogrammanufacturing unit 20 and, in step S94, the holographic stereogram HL ismade as a printing in accordance with the three dimensional image data.

Also, in the certification system, in step S95, rendering is performedin order to convert the three dimensional image data which is preparedby the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 into two dimensionalimage data which is observed, for example, from the front and, in stepS96, a two dimensional photograph PIC is prepared by the two dimensionalphoto-printing unit 30 in accordance with the two dimensional imagedata.

On the other hand, in the certification system, subsequent to thesesteps or in parallel with these steps, the magnetic card MC which-ispreviously shown in FIG. 10A through FIG. 10C is prepared by themanufacturing unit 60 and the certification card CC is made by affixingthe magnetic card MC together with the recording member RM which isshown in FIG. 14A through FIG. 14C. It is to be noted that thecertification card CC is in a condition that various kinds ofinformation are not recorded.

Moreover, in the certification system, in step S97, a designatedconversion processing for storage in the image server 40 is performed onthe three dimensional image data which is obtained in step S92 and, instep S98, the obtained image data is recorded in the image server 40 asthe server image.

Furthermore, in the certification system, in step S99, a designatedconversion processing on the three dimensional image data in parameterssuch as, for example, size, number of colors and number of pixels of theimage data is performed to make it suitable for recording as theimage-in-card in the IC portion as the recording member RM and then, instep S100, an encryption key and a decoding key for encryption anddecoding of the image-in-card are generated and recorded in the imageserver 40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S101, the connectioninformation for connection to the image server 40 is generated and, instep S102, the obtained connection information is recorded in the imageserver 40.

Also, in the certification system, in step S103, the decoding key whichis generated in step S100 is stored in a designated storage means suchas, for example, the image server 40 and, in step S104, the image datais encrypted as the image in card by using the encryption key.

Then, in the certification system, upon recording the connectioninformation in the server 40, in step S105, the connection informationis written in the above described IC portion as the recording member RMof the certification card CC in the information recording unit 50 andalso writes the encrypted image data in the above described IC portionas the recording member RM of the certification card CC. Also, in thecertification system, in step S106, the connection information may bewritten in the magnetic stripe as the recording member RM of thecertification card CC rather than in the IC portion.

Moreover, in the certification system, key information as an encryptioncertification key for mutual certification between the image server 40and the client terminal 72 or for certification of the certificationcard CC by the client terminal 72 is generated if necessary and, in stepS105, the key information is written in the IC portion as the recordingmember RM of the certification card CC by the information recording unit50 or, in step S106, the key information is written in the magneticstripe as the recording member RM of the certification card CC.

In the certification system, by following the foregoing series of steps,the contact type IC card as the certification card CC forelectromagnetically recording various kinds of information such as theconnection information and the like can be made and used for the highlyaccurate online and offline certification operation.

It is to be noted that, in the certification system, the image datawhich is recorded in the recording member RM as the image-in-card is notnecessarily encrypted.

Next, the highly accurate online and offline certification procedureusing the contact type IC card which is made as the certification cardCC through the foregoing steps will be described. In this case, in thecertification system, the online and offline certification operationusing the certification card CC is performed by following a series ofsteps as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG. 33.

That is, in the certification system, as shown in FIG. 32, in step S111,the certification operation is initiated by reading out the decoding keywhich is held in step S103 in FIG. 31 and by recording the decoding keyin designated memory means in the client terminal 72.

In the certification system, in step S112, a designated operation forinitiating the online certification operation is performed by thecertifying judge JD and, in step S113, guidance for instructing to readthe certification card CC using the card reader 71 in the certificationterminal device 70 is given to the certifying judge JD from the clientterminal 72.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S114, thecertification card CC in which various kinds of information such as theinformation in card and the like are electromagnetically recorded isinserted into the card reader 71 by the certifying judge JD in responseto the guidance and the information is read out of the magnetic stripeand the IC portion by the card reader 71.

Then, in the certification system, upon reading the encrypted keyinformation by the card reader 71, in step S115, the key information isdecoded by the client terminal 72 which is connected to the card reader71 and, in step S116, judgment is made by the client terminal 72 if thedecoded key information is valid.

At this point, in the certification system, if the key information isdetermined to be not valid, in step S117, a notice that the keyinformation is invalid is displayed on the display screen of the clientterminal 72, thereby completing the series of operation as a failure ofcertification.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the key information is validin the certification system, the processing goes to step S118 anddisplays on the display screen of the client terminal 72 that the keyinformation is valid.

On the other hand, in the certification system, the server images arerecorded in the image server 40 in advance in step S98 in FIG. 31 and,in step S102, the connection information is recorded in the image server40 as preparation steps of the image server 40, thereby making the imageserver 40 in the stand-by condition waiting for the connection requestfrom the certification terminal device 70.

And, in the certification system, the connection information forconnection to the image server 40 is read out by the client terminal 72in step S119 as shown in FIG. 33 and the connection request commandincluding the connection information is issued and sent to the imageserver 40 by the client terminal 72 in step S120, thereby requestingconnection to the image server 40.

In the certification system, subsequent to the foregoing steps S111through S120 or in parallel with these steps, in step S121, the imageserver 40 receives the connection request from the certificationterminal device 70 and, in step S122, receives the connection requestcommand issued by the client terminal 72 in step S120.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S123, certificationis performed in response to the certification request from the clientterminal 72 in accordance with the above described certificationterminal database and the judge database which are held in the imageserver 40. As a result of the certification, if it is determined thatthe client terminal 72 and the certifying judge JD are right, in step124, a message to permit connection is sent from the image server 40 tothe client terminal 72.

In response thereto, in the certification system, the client terminal 72issues, in step S125, as an image request command including the abovedescribed certification ID and sends the request for an image to theimage server 40 and, in step S126, the image request command is receivedby the image server 40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S127, thecertification ID is used as a key to conduct a search for and reads outthe corresponding server image by the image server 40. And the requestedserver image is sent out to the client terminal 72 from the image server40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, when the server image whichis sent out of the image server 40 is received by the client terminal 72in step S128, the server image is displayed on the display screen of theclient terminal 72 in step S129.

Subsequently, in the certification system, in step S130, theimage-in-card is read out by the client terminal 72 and, in step S131,judgment is made by the client terminal 72 if the decoding key should berenewed.

At this point, if it is determined that no renewal of the decoding keyis necessary in the certification system, the processing goes to in stepS137. On the other hand, if it is determined that the decoding key mustbe renewed in the certification system, in step S132, the clientterminal 72 issues the decoding key request command which is sent to theimage server 40 for requesting the decoding key and, in step S133, thedecoding key request command is received by the image server 40.

Then, in the certification system, in step S134, the certification ID isused as a key to conduct a search for and read out the correspondingdecoding key by the image server 40 and, in step S135, the requesteddecoding key is sent to the client terminal 72 from the image server 40.In the certified system, upon sending the decoding key, the image server40 returns again to the stand-by condition waiting for the connectionrequest.

Subsequently, in the certification system, upon receiving the decodingkey which is sent from the image server 40 in step S136, the decodingkey is used by the client terminal 72 in step S137 for decoding theimage in card and, in step S138, the image in card is displayed on thedisplay screen of the client terminal 72.

Then, in the certification system, in step S139, the certifying judgerJD performs the certification operation to determine if the individualperson to be identified is the right person by checking the abovedescribed (A1) through (A4), (B1) through (B4) and (C1) through (C3)before completing a series of certification operation.

In the certification system, the highly accurate and easy online andoffline certification operation can be made using the certification cardCC as the contact type IC card by way of the foregoing series of steps.

Now, various concrete examples have been described hereinabove and, inthe highly accurate online certification operation, as described above,communication is performed between the image server 40 and the clientterminal 72 in order to send and receive the server images and the keyinformation as well as performing certification of the connectionitself. Accordingly, description will be made hereunder on thecommunication techniques.

In the certification system, it is possible to adopt, for example, apublic communication network which constitutes an audio telephone lineas communication means between the image server 40 and the clientterminal 72. In this case, in the certification system, it is possibleto use a modem such as V. 90 which is standardized by ITU-T(International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication) for datacommunication and communication protocol may be non-procedure, so-calledKermit for image file transfer, XMODEM or ZMODEM which is binarytransfer protocol used in modem communication, B-Plus which is a highspeed transfer protocol similar to ZMODEM, so-called Quick-VAN or thelike. Also, in the certification system, it is possible to use PPP(Point-to-Point Protocol) and also FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and HTTP(HyperText Transfer Protocol) on TCP/IP (Transmission ControlProtocol/Internet Protocol) as will be described hereinafter.

Now, a specific example to use the public network which constitutes anaudio communication line will be described. At this point, non-procedureis used as the communication protocol and Kermit protocol is used forimage file transfer.

In certification system, firstly, a telephone number which is recordedin the client terminal 72 or the certification card CC as the connectioninformation is read out by the client terminal 72 and calls up the imageserver 40. Then, in the certification system, when connection procedurefor data communication by the modem is completed after confirming thecall by the image server 40, the image server 40 requests the clientterminal 72 for the above described certification ID and the password.In response thereto, in the certification system, the client terminal 72reads out the certification ID and the password which are recorded inthe client terminal 72 or the certification card CC and sends to theimage server 40 for performing certification of the connection.

Subsequently, in the certification system, any information relating tothe server image is extracted by the client terminal 72 from thecertification card CC to be certified and judgment is made if the serverimage corresponding to the certification card CC is stored in the imageserver 40. If it is determined that the corresponding server image isstored in the image server 40, in the certification system, the imageserver 40 and the client terminal 72 go respectively to a transmissioncondition and a reception condition in Kermit protocol so that theserver image is transferred from the image server 40 to the clientterminal 72. In the certification system, transfer of the server imageterminates at the time when the server image is completed and the clientterminal 72 is in a condition that the server image can be displayed onthe display screen. Also, in the certification system, it is alsopossible to send the key information from the image server 40 to theclient terminal 72 at the time before or after sending the server imageif necessary. In the certification system, upon termination of sendingvarious kinds of information required by the client terminal 72, theline to which connection was established by the client terminal 72 orthe image server 40 was disconnected in order to terminate communicationbetween the image server 40 and the client terminal 72.

In the certification system, by following the foregoing procedure, it ispossible to conduct communication between the image server 40 and theclient terminal 72.

Also, in the certification system, as communication means between theimage server 40 and the client terminal 72, it is possible to adoptinternet or intranet using various communication techniques such as, forexample, Ethernet (trademark) which is specified by IEEE (Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.3 or 802.3u, a designatedexclusive line, XDSL such as ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)and the like which is standardized by ITU-T G.992, or wireless LAN(Local Area Network) such as IEEE802.11 or Bluetooth (trademark).Furthermore, in the certification system, as communication protocol onthese various communication lines, it is possible to use FTP, HTTP orthe like on TCP/IP.

Now, one specific example of the use of the Internet will be describedhereunder. Herein, an HTTP protocol and an HTTPS (Hypertext TransferProtocol Security) protocol on TCP/IP are used as the communicationprotocol.

In the certification system, URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers) or URLas the connection information which is recorded by the client terminal72 in the client terminal 72 or the certification card CC is read outand connected to the image server 40 by so-called GET method. And, inthe certification system, a redirecting function is used by the imageserver 40 to lead to a new URI or URL using the HTTPS protocol so thatcontents in the communication are not intercepted by any third party onthe Internet. Together with the foregoing, in the certification system,a certification function is used by the image server 40 to request thecertification ID and the password to the client terminal 72. In responsethereto, in the certification system, the client terminal 72 reads outthe certification ID and the password which are recorded in the clientterminal 72 or the certification card CC and sent to the image server 40for certification of connection by the image server 40.

Subsequently, in the certification system, information relating to theserver image such as URI, URL of the server image are extracted from thecertification card CC to be certified by the client terminal 72 and theserver image corresponding to the certification card CC is requested tothe image server 40 by the GET method or the POST method. At this point,in the certification system, if the corresponding server image is storedin the image server 40, the corresponding server image may be sent fromthe image server 40 to the client terminal 72. In the certificationsystem, at the completion of sending the server image, the server imageis ready to be displayed on the display screen of the client terminal72. Also, in the certification system, at the stage of before or aftersending the server image, the key information is sent from the imageserver 40 to the client terminal 72 if necessary. In the certificationsystem, upon completion of sending various kinds of information requiredby the client terminal 72, the line to which the connection has beenestablished is disconnected by the client terminal 72 or the imageserver 40, thereby terminating communication between the image server 40and the client terminal 72.

In the certification system, it is possible to perform communicationbetween the image server 40 and the client terminal 72 in accordancewith the foregoing procedure.

Moreover, in the certification system, it is possible to apply, forexample, a packet exchange system or the circuit switching systemutilizing various wireless telephones such as so-called i-mode(trademark), J-SKY (trademark), ezweb (trademark), H″ (edge: trademark)or dot i (trademark) as communication means between the image server 40and the client terminal 72. Furthermore, in the certification system, itis possible to use WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) 1.x, WAP 2.0which are protocol for mobile terminals, H″ LINK protocol or the like asthe communication protocol on various communication networks.

In the certification system, if WAP 2.0 is used for the communicationprotocol as a specific example of those various wireless telephones,substantially same processing as the case when the above described HTTPprotocol on TCP/IP is used can be performed in the communicationprotocol level.

As described hereinabove, in the certification system, in a case ofperforming a highly accurate online certification operation, it ispossible to perform communication between the image server 40 and theclient terminal 72 by adopting various communication means.

As described hereinabove, the certification system shown as theembodiments according to the present invention use the looks image dataLI of the individual person P as visible information for directlydistinguishing the individual person P to be certified and thecertification card CC is made by integrating at least the printing ofthe looks image data LI as the two dimensional photograph PIC and theprinting of what is made as the holographic stereogram HL in accordancewith the looks image data LI, thereby enabling to accurately and easilyidentifying individual person P by performing certification if theperson is the right person by means of the certification card CC whichis hard to be counterfeited. Additionally, it is able to satisfy variousrequirements such as low cost, eliminating the need for an exclusivedevice and the like for certification if is a. simple certification,capability of performing certification at any location, minimizingcomplicated steps in certification operation and minimizing oppressivefeeling to the individual person P to be certified.

That is, the certifying judge JD who is a user of the certificationsystem is able to perform a highly accurate and easy certificationoperation by means of the certification card CC while satisfying variousrequirements. Also, the individual person P to be certified who is auser of the certification system is able to perform a highly accurateand easy certification operation by means of the certification card CCwhile satisfying various requirements. If the person is proved to be theright person as a result of the certification operation, the person isable to enjoy designated services or to follow designated procedure byway of the certifying judge r JD.

It is to be noted that the present invention should not be restricted tothe above described embodiments and that, for example, a hologram may bereplaced for the holographic stereogram HL as the object to beintegrated into the certification card CC. That is, although it isdescribed hereinabove that the holographic stereogram HL which is madeby the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20 is integrated intothe certification card CC in the above described embodiments, it is alsopossible in the present invention that a manufactured holograph isintegrated into the certification card CC.

Also, although it is described that the two dimensional photograph PICand the holographic stereogram HL are made in accordance with the looksimage data LI of the individual person to be certified in the abovedescribed embodiments, the present invention should not be restricted tothe looks image but may be any other visible information such as asignature or a registered seal which can directly distinguish anindividual person.

Moreover, although it is explained in the above described embodimentsthat the certifying judge JD compares and judges the server image andthe image-in-card, the present invention may be constructed to compareand judge the face images and the like by using a designated device. Forexample, in a case of applying the certification system to permitentrance into or leaving out of a regulated area after performingcertification of an individual person, it is possible to open and closecontrol of an entrance/exit gate by installing a designated imagecertification device which performs comparison and judgment of the faceimage and the like by the use of an existing various image recognitiontechnologies instead of the certifying judge JD.

Furthermore, although it is described in the above describedembodiments, as previously shown in FIG. 9, a digital still camera isused as the photographing unit 10 and the looks image data LI ismanufactured by taking a photograph of the two dimensional image data ofthe individual person P to be certified, it is possible to use otherphotographing means in the present invention. Three specific exampleswill be described hereunder.

Firstly, as shown in FIG. 34, a first specific example takes photographsof the individual person P to be certified by a digital still camera orthe like at plural angles such as 3 angles, 4 angles, 8 angles or thelike, for example, front direction, left and right side directions andback direction, thereby preparing the looks image data LI as a pluralitypieces of two dimensional image data.

In this case, in the certification system, at the time of preparing theholographic stereogram HL to be integrated into the certification cardCC, the three dimensional image data may be generated by converting thelooks image data LI comprising a plurality pieces of two dimensionalimage data by the image data processing portion 111 in the holographicstereogram manufacturing unit 20 so that images seen from differentangles such as back, right side, front, left side and again back aresequentially displayed as reproduced images regardless of parallax anglein a case of observation of the holographic stereogram HL. And then, inthe certification system, rendering is performed on the threedimensional image data in order to convert into a series of parallaximages. At this time, in order to sequentially display the images seenfrom different angles as the reproduced images, for example, inso-called animation rendering, images seen from different angles aresequentially switched in time series, thereby generating appropriateseries of parallax images.

On the other hand, in a second specific example as shown in FIG. 35, theindividual person P to be certified is photographed in a range of 360°about the person, thereby generating the looks image data LI as thethree dimensional image data by the parallax images.

Here, techniques for taking photographs of the individual person P inthe range of 360° about the person include a continuous photographing bya fixed camera while an object or the individual person P to becertified is rotating, a continuous photographing by a camera whichrevolves about a fixed object or the individual person P to beidentified, a continuous photographing of an object or the individualperson P to be certified while both camera and the person are revolving,or a simultaneous photographing of an object or the individual person Pto be certified by disposing sufficient number of cameras necessary toprepare the three dimensional image data by parallax images about theindividual person P to be certified.

In this case, in the certification system, at the time of preparing theholographic stereogram HL to be integrated into the certification cardCC, the three dimensional image data by parallax images is convertedinto three dimensional data by the image data processing portion 111 inthe holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20. Such techniquesinclude a technique for generating a polygon data PG by converting theshape of object into polygon data by means of correspondence ofcharacteristic points of the object by using the parallax images whichare obtained by photographing, a technique for generating interpolatedparallax images in which interpolated images are generated by usingso-called morphing technique or the like by means of correspondence ofcharacteristic points between images by using parallax images obtainedby photographing, or a technique for generating interpolated parallaximages in accordance with the polygon data PG which is generated byconverting the shape of object into polygon data by means ofcorrespondence of characteristic points of the object using parallaximages obtained by photographing.

Finally, in a third specific example as shown in FIG. 36, the looksimage data LI as the three dimensional image data by parallax images isgenerated by photographing the individual person P to be certified whilemoving a camera in a linear or arc manner if necessary.

This is according to a fact that photographing of an object in allangles is not required because the holographic stereogram HL which isintegrated into the certification card CC is generally flat. That is, inthe holographic stereogram HL, when observed from different angles, itis rather unnatural that not only the front and right and left sideimages but also the back image are displayed as the reproduced imagesand it is preferable that correct three dimensional information isreproduced by reproducing appropriate parallax images depending on theobservation angles. In the holographic stereogram HL, the photographingdirections for the parallax images to be reproduced are obviouslyrestricted in order to reproduce correct three dimensional information.

Accordingly, in the certification system, the individual person P to becertified is photographed to cover a necessary range, for example, frontand right and left sides rather than in the range of 360° for generatingthe looks image data LI as the three dimensional image data by parallaximages. In this case, at the time of making the holographic stereogramHL to be integrated into the certification card CC in the certificationsystem, the three dimensional image data by parallax images is convertedinto the three dimensional data by the image data processing portion 111in the holographic stereogram manufacturing unit 20. Techniques for thispurpose may include, as described above, a technique for generatingpolygon data PG by interrelating characteristic points of an objectusing parallax images which are obtained by photographing and convertingthe shape of object into polygon data, a technique for generatinginterpolated parallax images by generating an interpolated image bymeans of so-called morphing technique or the like for interrelatingcharacteristic points between images which use parallax images taken byphotographing, a technique for generating interpolated parallax imagesbased on generated polygon data PG by interrelating characteristicpoints of the object of the parallax images which are obtained byphotographing and converting the shape of object into polygon data, andthe like.

In the certification system, the looks image data LI is made by usingthese various photographing techniques and the holographic stereogram HLas a printing can be made in accordance with the three dimensional imagedata which is obtained by converting the looks image data LI. Forexample, the two dimensional photograph PIC can be made by using the twodimensional image data which is obtained by performing rendering of thethree dimensional image data to a case where observed from the front.

As apparent from the foregoing, it is needless to say that the presentinvention can be suitably modified without departing from the subjectmatter thereof.

As described in detail hereinabove, the certification system accordingto the present invention is the one for performing certification of anindividual person to determine if the person is the right person andcomprises two dimensional photo printing means for printing visibleinformation for directly distinguishing the individual person as a twodimensional photograph, data conversion processing means for convertingthe visible information into printable data as a hologram or aholographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans for making the hologram or the holographic stereogram inaccordance with the data which is converted by the data conversionprocessing means, information storage means for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least the visible information, informationrecording means for recording connection information to connect to theinformation storage means for enabling to read out the stored visibleinformation in a designate recording member which can record variouskinds of information, certification medium manufacturing means formaking a certification medium by integrating at least the recordingmember in which the connection information is recorded by theinformation recording means, the two dimensional photograph which isobtained by printing by the two dimensional photo printing means, andthe hologram or the holographic stereogram which is made by the hologramor holographic stereogram manufacturing means in a condition that thetwo dimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographicstereogram are visible, and presentation means to be connected to theinformation storage means based on the connection information which isrecorded in the recording member by the information recording means forreceiving and presenting the visible information corresponding to theconnection information among the information stored in the informationstorage means, thereby receiving and presenting the visible informationcorresponding to the connection information.

Therefore, the certification system according to the present inventionmakes the certification medium by integrating the recording member inwhich the connection information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of the visible information, the hologram or the holographicstereogram in accordance with the visible information in a conditionthat the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographicstereogram are visible and, at the time of certificating the individualperson to be certified who holds the certification medium, it ispossible to highly accurately and easily identify the person byconnecting to the information storage means in accordance with theconnection information stored in recording member and receiving thevisible information corresponding to the connection information amonginformation stored in the information storage means in order to displayit for the certifying judge by the presentation means while satisfyingrequirements such as low cost, eliminate the need for any exclusivedevice and the like for certification if it is a simple certification,performing certification operation at any desired location, minimizingcomplicated steps in certification operation and minimizing oppressivefeeling to the person to be certified.

Also, the certification method according to the present invention is theone for distinguishing an individual person and certifying theindividual person is the right person and comprises a two dimensionalphoto-printing step for printing visible information which can directlydistinguish the individual person, a data conversion processing step forconverting the visible information into printable data as a hologram orholographic stereogram, a hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing step for making a hologram or a holographic stereogram inaccordance with the data which is obtained by conversion in the dataconversion processing step, an information storage step for storing indesignated information storage means various kinds of informationincluding at least the visible information, an information recordingstep for recording the connection information which enables to connectto the information storage means for reading out the stored visibleinformation in order to record it in a designated recording member inwhich various kinds of information can be recorded, a certificationmedium manufacturing step for integrating at least the recording memberin which the connection information is recorded in the informationrecording step, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting in the two dimensional photo printing step, and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram which is obtained in the hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing step in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible, and a presentation step for connection to the informationstorage means in accordance with the connection information which isrecorded in the recording member in the information recording step andfor receiving to present the visible information corresponding to theconnection information among the information which are stored in theinformation storage means.

Therefore, the certification method according to the present inventionmakes the certification medium by integrating the recording member inwhich the connection information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of the visible information and the hologram or theholographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible and, at the time of identifying theindividual person to be identified who holds the certification medium,connection is made to the information storage means in accordance withthe connection information which is recorded in the recording member andthe visible information corresponding to the connection information isreceived among the information stored in the information storage meansfor presentation to the certifying judge, thereby capable of highlyaccurately and easily distinguishing the individual person whilesatisfying requirements such as low cost, eliminating the need for anexclusive device and the like if it is a simple certification operation,performing the certification operation at any location, minimizingcomplicated steps in the certification operation and minimizingoppressive feeling to the individual person to be certified.

Moreover, the certification system according to the present invention isthe one to distinguish an individual person for certifying the person tobe the right person and comprises two dimensional photo printing meansfor printing a visible information for directly distinguishing theindividual person as a two dimensional photograph, data conversionprocessing means for converting the visible information into data whichis printable as a hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing means for making a hologram or aholographic stereogram in accordance with the data which is obtained byconverting by the data conversion means, information recording means forrecording the visible information in a designated recording member inwhich various kinds of information can be recorded, certification mediummanufacturing means for integrating at least the recording member inwhich the visible information is recorded by the information recordingmeans, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing bythe two dimensional photo printing means and the hologram or theholographic stereogram which is made by the hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means for making the certification medium in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible, and presentation means for readingand presenting the visible information which is recorded in therecording member by the information recording means.

Accordingly, the certification system according to the present inventionmakes the certification medium by integrating the recording member inwhich the visible information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of the visible information and the hologram or theholographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information by thecertification medium manufacturing means in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible and, at the time of identifying the individual person to becertified who holds the certification medium, the visible informationwhich recorded in the recording member is read out and presented to thecertifier by the presentation means, thereby highly accurately andeasily distinguishing the individual person while satisfying therequirements such as low cost, eliminating the need for an exclusivedevice and the like for certification if it is a simple certification,performing certification at any location, minimizing complicated stepsfor certification operation and minimizing oppressive feeling to theindividual person to be certified.

Furthermore, the certification method according to the present inventionis the one for distinguishing an individual person and certifying theindividual person is the right person and comprises a two dimensionalphoto printing step for printing the visible information which directlydistinguishes the individual person as the two dimensional photograph, adata conversion processing step for converting the visible informationinto data which can be printed as a hologram or a holographicstereogram, a hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step formaking a hologram or a holographic stereogram in accordance with thedata which is obtained by converting by the data conversion processingstep, an information recording step for recording the visibleinformation in a designated recording member in which various kinds ofinformation can be recorded, a certification medium manufacturing stepfor making a certification medium by integrating at least the recordingmember in which the visible information is recorded in the informationrecording step, the two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting in the two dimensional photo printing step and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram which is made and obtained in the hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing step, and a presentation step forreading out and presenting the visible information which is recorded inthe recording member in the information recording step.

Therefore, the certification method according to the present inventionmakes the certification medium by integrating the recording member inwhich the visible information is recorded, the two dimensionalphotograph of the visible information, and the hologram or theholographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible and at the time of certifying theindividual person to be certified who holds the certification medium, itis possible to highly accurately and easily distinguish the person bypresenting the visible information which is recorded in the recordingmember to the certifier while satisfying requirements such as low cost,eliminating the need for any exclusive device and the like forcertification if it is a simple certification, performing certificationat any location, minimizing complicated steps for certificationoperation and minimizing oppressive feeling to the individual person tobe certified.

Also, the certification medium manufacturing apparatus according to thepresent invention is the one for making the certification medium whichis used in the certification system for distinguishing an individualperson for certifying that the individual person is the right person andcomprises two dimensional photo-printing means for printing visibleinformation which directly distinguishes an individual person as a twodimensional photograph, data conversion processing means for convertingthe visible information into data which can be printed as a hologram ora holographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means for making a hologram or a holographic stereogram inaccordance with the data which is obtained by conversion by the dataconversion processing means, information storage means for storingvarious kinds of information including at least the visible information,information recording means for recording the connection information forconnecting to the information storage means in order to read out thevisible information which is stored in the information storage means,and certification medium manufacturing means for integrating at leastthe recording member in which the connection information is recorded bythe information recording means, the two dimensional photograph which isobtained by printing by the two dimensional photo printing means, andthe hologram or the holographic stereogram which is made by the hologramor holographic stereogram manufacturing means, thereby making thecertification medium in a condition that the two dimensional photographand the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible.

Therefore, the certification medium manufacturing apparatus according tothe present invention integrates the recording member in which theconnection information is recorded, the two dimensional photograph ofthe visible information, the hologram or the holographic stereogram inaccordance with the visible information by the certification mediummanufacturing means for making the certification medium which can highlyaccurately and easily distinguish an individual person by making thecertification medium in a condition that the two dimensional photographand the hologram or the holographic stereogram are visible whilesatisfying requirements such as low cost, eliminating the need for anexclusive device and the like for certification if it is a simplecertification, performing certification operation at any location,minimizing complicated steps for certification operation and minimizingoppressive feeling to the individual person to be certified.

Moreover, the certification terminal device according to the presentinvention is the one for distinguishing an individual person to certifythat the person is the right person by using a certification medium madeby a certification manufacturing apparatus comprising two dimensionalphoto printing means for printing visible information which directlydistinguishes the individual person, data conversion processing meansfor converting the visible information into data which is printable as ahologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means for making a hologram or a holographic stereogram inaccordance with the data which is obtained by conversion by the dataconversion processing means, information storage means for storingvarious kinds of information including the visible information,information recording means for recording the connection information toread out the stored visible information in a designated recording memberwhich can record various kinds of information, and certification mediummanufacturing means for making a certification medium by integrating atleast the recording member in which the connection information isrecorded by the information recording means, the two dimensionalphotograph which is obtained by printing by the two dimensional photoprinting means, and the hologram or the holographic stereogram which ismade by the hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means in acondition that the two dimensional. photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible. And the certification terminaldevice comprises information read-out means for reading out theconnection information which is recorded in the recording member by theinformation recording means and presentation means for connecting to theinformation storage means based on the connection information which isread out of the recording member by the information read-out means andfor receiving and presenting the visible information corresponding tothe connection information among the information which are stored in theinformation storage means.

Therefore, at the time when certifying the individual person to becertified who holds the certification medium which integrates therecording member in which the connection information is recorded, thetwo dimensional photograph of the visible information and the hologramor the holographic stereogram in accordance with the visible informationin a condition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram are visible, the certification terminaldevice according to the present information connects to the informationstorage means in accordance with the connection information which isrecorded in the recording member by the presentation means and receivesthe visible information corresponding to the connection informationamong the information stored in the information storage means forpresentation to the certifying judge, thereby enabling to highlyaccurately and easily certify the individual person while satisfyingrequirements such as low cost, eliminating the need for an exclusivedevice and the like for certification if it is a simple certification,performing certification operation at any location, minimizingcomplicated steps in certification operation and minimizing oppressivefeeling to the individual person to be certified.

Furthermore, the certification medium manufacturing apparatus accordingto the present invention is the one for making a certification medium tobe used in the certification system for distinguishing an individualperson to certify that the person is the right person and comprises twodimensional photo-printing means for printing the visible informationwhich directly distinguishes the individual person as a two dimensionalphotograph, data conversion processing means for converting the visibleinformation into data which can be printed as a hologram or aholographic stereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans for making a hologram or a holographic stereogram in accordancewith the data which is obtained by conversion by the data conversionprocessing means, information recording means for recording the visibleinformation in a designated recording member in which various kinds ofinformation can be recorded, and certification medium manufacturingmeans for making a certification medium by integrating at least therecording member for recording the visible information by theinformation recording means, the two dimensional photograph which isobtained by printing by the two dimensional photo printing means and thehologram or the holographic stereogram in a condition that the twodimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographic stereogramare visible.

Therefore, the certification medium manufacturing apparatus according tothe present invention is capable of highly accurately and easilyidentifying the individual person by making the certification mediumwhich integrates the recording member in which the visible informationis recorded, the two dimensional photograph of the visible informationand the hologram or the holographic stereogram in accordance with thevisible information by the certification medium manufacturing means in acondition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible while satisfying requirements such aslow cost, eliminating the need for an exclusive device and the like forcertification if it is a simple certification, performing certificationat any location, minimizing complicated steps in the certificationoperation and minimizing oppressive feeling to the individual person tobe certified.

Additionally, the certification terminal device according to the presentinvention is the one for distinguishing an individual person to certifythat the person is the right person by using a certification medium madeby a certification medium manufacturing apparatus which comprises twodimensional photo printing means for printing visible information whichdirectly distinguishes the individual person, data conversion processingmeans for converting the visible information into data which can beprinted as a hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing means for making a hologram or aholographic stereogram in accordance with the data which is converted bythe data conversion processing means, information recording means forrecording the visible information in a designated recording member whichcan record various kinds of information, and certification mediummanufacturing means for making a certification medium by integrating atleast the recording member in which the visible information is recordedby the information recording means, the two dimensional photograph whichis obtained by printing by the two dimensional photo printing means andthe hologram or the holographic stereogram which is made by the hologramor holographic stereogram manufacturing means in a condition that thetwo dimensional photograph and the hologram or the holographicstereogram are visible. And the certification terminal device comprisesinformation read-out means for reading out the visible information whichis recorded in the recording member by the information recording meansand presentation means for presenting the visible information which isread out of the recording member by the information read-out means.

Therefore, at the time when certifying the individual person to becertified who holds the certification medium which integrates therecording member in which the visible information is recorded, the twodimensional photograph of the visible information and the hologram orthe holographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information ina condition that the two dimensional photograph and the hologram or theholographic stereogram are visible, the certification terminal deviceaccording to the present invention is able to highly accurately andeasily distinguish the individual person by reading out the visibleinformation which is recorded in the recording member and presenting itto the certifying judge by the presentation means while satisfyingrequirements such as low cost, eliminating an exclusive device and thelike for certification if it is a simple certification, performing thecertification operation at any location, minimizing complicated stepsfor certification operation and minimizing oppressive feeling to theindividual person to be certified.

1. A certification system for identifying an individual person andcertifying that the individual person is a right person, which ischaracterized by including: two dimensional photo printing means forprinting visible information for directly distinguishing said individualperson as a two dimensional photograph; data conversion processing meansfor converting said visible information into data which can be printedas a hologram or a holographic stereogram; hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means for making said holograph or saidholographic stereogram in accordance with said data obtained byconversion by said data conversion processing means; information storagemeans for storing various kinds of information including at least saidvisible information; information recording means for recordingconnection information to connect to said information storage means andread said visible information stored therein, in a designated recordingmember which is capable of recording various kinds of information;certification medium manufacturing means for making a certificationmedium by integrating at least said recording member having saidconnection information recorded therein by said information recordingmeans, said two dimensional photograph obtained by printing by said twodimensional photo printing means and said hologram or said holographicstereogram made by said hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans in a condition that said two dimensional photograph and saidhologram or said holographic stereogram are visible, and presentationmeans to be connected to said information storage means in accordancewith said connection information which is recorded in said recordingmember by said information recording means and for receiving andpresenting said visible information corresponding to said connectioninformation among the information stored in said information storagemeans.
 2. The certification system according to claim 1, characterizedin that said information recording means puts a partial area of asurface of said certification medium which is finally manufactured assaid recording member and records said connection information visibly onsaid recording member.
 3. The certification system according to claim 1,characterized in that said information recording means puts a memberwhose information is readable by a designated apparatus as saidrecording member and records said connection informationelectromagnetically on said recording member.
 4. The certificationsystem according to claim 3, characterized by including informationread-out means functioning as said designated apparatus for reading outsaid connection information which is recorded in said recording memberby said information recording means.
 5. The certification systemaccording to claim 4, characterized in that: said presentation means isa portable terminal, and said information read-out means is connected tosaid portable terminal.
 6. The certification system according to claim3, characterized in that said information recording means generates keyinformation as a certification key based on encryption for mutualcertification between said information storage means and saidpresentation means and writes said key information in said recordingmember in said certification medium.
 7. The certification systemaccording to claim 6, characterized in that said presentation meansdecodes said key information as an encrypted certification key andjudges whether or not the key information obtained by decoding is valid.8. The certification system according to claim 1, characterized byincluding looks image generation means for generating looks image datashowing looks of said individual person, and characterized in that saidvisible information is said looks image data generated by said looksimage generation means.
 9. The certification system according to claim8, characterized in that said looks image generation means photographssaid individual person as an object to generate said looks image data.10. The certification system according to claim 9, characterized in thatsaid looks image generation means generates said looks image data byphotographing two dimensional image data of said individual person. 11.The certification system according to claim 9, characterized in thatsaid looks image generation means generates said looks image data by asa plurality of pieces of two dimensional image data by photographingsaid individual person from a plurality of directions.
 12. Thecertification system according to claim 11, characterized in that saiddata conversion processing means converts said looks image datacomprising the plurality pieces of two dimensional image data so thatthe images of respective directions obtained by photographing saidindividual person from the plurality of directions are sequentiallydisplayed as reproduced images of said hologram or said holographicstereogram so as to generate three dimensional image data.
 13. Thecertification system according to claim 9, characterized in that saidlooks image generation means generates said looks image data as threedimensional image data according to parallax images by photographingsaid individual person from a range 360° therearound.
 14. Thecertification system according to claim 9, characterized in that saidlooks image generation means generates said looks image data as threedimensional image data according to parallax images by photographingsaid individual person while moving a camera used for photographing in alinear or arc manner.
 15. The certification system according to claim 1,characterized in that said data conversion processing means combinesdesignated image data to be a foreground and/or a background onto saidvisible information to perform processing for converting into threedimensional image data in which information changes in a parallaxdirection.
 16. The certification system according to claim 1,characterized in that said two dimensional photo printing means picks upa part of image data from three dimensional image data generated by saiddata conversion processing means by converting into printable data assaid hologram or said holographic stereogram to perform processing forconverting the picked up data into two dimensional image data.
 17. Thecertification system according to claim 1, characterized in that saidvisible information is a signature of said individual person.
 18. Thecertification system according to claim 1, characterized in that saidhologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means makes saidhologram or said holographic stereogram which is capable of expressing aparallax of any one direction of a horizontal direction or a verticaldirection, or both of the horizontal and vertical directions.
 19. Thecertification system according to claim 1, characterized in that: saidinformation recording means records said visible information in saidrecording member together with said connection information, saidcertification medium manufacturing means integrates, at least, saidrecording member in which said connection information and said visibleinformation is recorded by said information recording means, said twodimensional photograph, and said hologram or said holographic stereogramand makes the certification medium in a condition that said twodimensional photograph and said hologram or said holographic stereogramare visible, and said presentation means reads out and presents saidvisible information recorded in said recoding member by said informationrecording means while presenting said visible information received fromsaid information storage means in accordance with said connectioninformation recorded in said recoding member.
 20. A certification methodfor performing certification to determine if an individual person is aright person, which is characterized by including: a two dimensionalphoto printing step for printing visible information to directlydistinguish said individual person as a two dimensional photograph; adata conversion processing step for converting said visible informationinto data which can be printed as a hologram or a holographicstereogram; a hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step formaking said hologram or said holographic stereogram in accordance withsaid data obtained by conversion in said data conversion processingstep; an information storage step for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least said visible information into designatedinformation storage means; an information recording step for recordingin a designated recording member which is capable of recording variouskinds of information the connection information for reading said storedvisible information by connecting to said information storage means; acertification medium manufacturing step for making a certificationmedium by integrating at least said recording member in which saidconnection information is recorded in said information recording step,said two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing in saidtwo dimensional photo printing step, and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram which is obtained in said hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing step in a condition that said two dimensionalphotograph and said hologram or said holographic stereogram are visible;and a presentation step for connecting to said information storage meansin accordance with said connection information which is recorded in saidrecording member in said information recording step and receiving forpresentation said visible information which corresponds to saidconnection information among information stored in said informationstorage means.
 21. The certification method according to claim 20,characterized in that: in said information recording step, said visibleinformation is recorded in said recording member together with saidconnection information, in said certification medium manufacturing step,at least said recording member in which said connection information andsaid visible information is recorded by said information recordingmeans, said two dimensional photograph, and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram in accordance with the visible information areintegrated so that the certification medium is made in a condition thatsaid two dimensional photograph and said hologram or said holographicstereogram are visible, and in said presentation step, said visibleinformation recorded in said recoding member by said informationrecording means is read out and presented while said visible informationreceived from said information storage means in accordance with saidconnection information recorded in said recoding member is presented.22. A certification system for performing certification to determine ifan individual person is a right person, which is characterized byincluding: two dimensional photo printing means for printing visibleinformation directly distinguishing said individual person as a twodimensional photograph; data conversion processing means for convertingsaid visible information into data which can be printed as a hologram ora holographic stereogram; hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means for making said hologram or said holographicstereogram in accordance with said data obtained by conversion by saiddata conversion processing means; information recording means forrecording said visible information in a designated recording memberwhich is capable of recording various kinds of information;certification medium manufacturing means for making a certificationmedium by integrating at least said recording member in which saidvisible information is recorded by said information recording means,said two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing by saidtwo dimensional photo printing means, and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram made by said hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means in a condition that said two dimensional photographand said hologram or said holographic stereogram are visible; andpresentation means for reading and presenting said visible informationwhich is recorded in said recording member by said information recordingmeans.
 23. The certification system according to claim 22, characterizedin by including information storage means for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least said visible information.
 24. Thecertification system according to claim 22, characterized in that saidinformation recording means puts a member whose information is readableby a designated apparatus as said recording member and records saidvisible information electromagnetically on said recording member. 25.The certification system according to claim 24, characterized byincluding information read-out means functioning as said designatedapparatus for reading out said visible information which is recorded insaid recording member by said information recording means.
 26. Thecertification system according to claim 25, characterized in that: saidpresentation means is a portable terminal, and said information read-outmeans is connected to said portable terminal.
 27. The certificationsystem according to claim 24, characterized in that said informationrecording means performs a designated conversion processing for makingsaid visible information suitable to be recorded in said recordingmember.
 28. The certification system according to claim 24,characterized in that said information recording means picks up a partof or all image data from three dimensional image data generated by saiddata conversion processing means by converting into printable data assaid hologram or said holographic stereogram to record the picked updata in said recording member as said visible information.
 29. Thecertification system according to claim 24, characterized in that saidinformation recording means generates key information as a certificationkey based on encryption for performing certification of saidcertification medium by said presentation means and writes said keyinformation in said recording member in said certification medium. 30.The certification system according to claim 29, characterized in thatsaid presentation means decodes said key information as an encryptedcertification key and judges whether or not the key information obtainedby decoding is valid.
 31. The certification system according to claim24, characterized in that said information recoding means generates anencryption key and a decoding key for encrypting and decoding saidvisible information and encrypts said visible information using saidencryption key to record the information in said recording member. 32.The certification system according to claim 31, characterized in thatsaid presentation means decodes said encrypted visible information usingsaid decoding key to present said visible information obtained by thedecoding.
 33. The certification system according to claim 22,characterized by including looks image generation means for generatinglooks image data showing looks of said individual person, andcharacterized in that said visible information is said looks image datagenerated by said looks image generation means.
 34. The certificationsystem according to claim 33, characterized in that said looks imagegeneration means photographs said individual person as an object togenerate said looks image data.
 35. The certification system accordingto claim 34, characterized in that said looks image generation meansgenerates said looks image data by photographing two dimensional imagedata of said individual person.
 36. The certification system accordingto claim 34, characterized in that said looks image generation meansgenerates said looks image data by as a plurality of pieces of twodimensional image data by photographing said individual person from aplurality of directions.
 37. The certification system according to claim36, characterized in that said data conversion processing means convertssaid looks image data comprising the plurality pieces of two dimensionalimage data so that the images of respective directions obtained byphotographing said individual person from the plurality of directionsare sequentially displayed as reproduced images of said hologram or saidholographic stereogram so as to generate three dimensional image data.38. The certification system according to claim 34, characterized inthat said looks image generation means generates said looks image dataas three dimensional image data according to parallax images byphotographing said individual person from a range 360° therearound. 39.The certification system according to claim 34, characterized in thatsaid looks image generation means generates said looks image data asthree dimensional image data according to parallax images byphotographing said individual person while moving a camera used forphotographing in a linear or arc manner.
 40. The certification systemaccording to claim 22, characterized in that said data conversionprocessing means combines designated image data to be a foregroundand/or a background onto said visible information to perform processingfor converting into three dimensional image data in which informationchanges in a parallax direction.
 41. The certification system accordingto claim 22, characterized in that said two dimensional photo printingmeans picks up a part of image data from three dimensional image datagenerated by said data conversion processing means by converting intoprintable data as said hologram or said holographic stereogram toperform processing for converting the picked up data into twodimensional image data.
 42. The certification system according to claim22, characterized in that said visible information is a signature ofsaid individual person.
 43. The certification system according to claim22, characterized in that said hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means makes said hologram or said holographic stereogramwhich is capable of expressing a parallax of any one direction of ahorizontal direction or a vertical direction, or both of the horizontaland vertical directions.
 44. A certification method for identifying anindividual person and certifying if the individual person is a rightperson, which is characterized by including: a two dimensional photoprinting step for printing visible information which directlydistinguishing said individual person as a two dimensional photograph; adata conversion processing step for converting said visible informationinto data which can be printed as a hologram or a holographicstereogram; a hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step formaking said hologram or said holographic stereogram in accordance withsaid data which is obtained by the conversion in said data conversionprocessing step; an information recording step for recording saidvisible information in a designated recording member in which variouskinds of information can be recorded; a certification mediummanufacturing step for making a certification medium by integrating atleast said recording member in which said visible information isrecorded in said information recording step, said two dimensionalphotograph which is obtained by printing in said two dimensional photoprinting step, and said hologram or said holographic stereogram made insaid hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing step in acondition that said two dimensional photograph and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram are visible; and a presentation step for readingand presenting said visible information which is recorded in saidrecording member in said information recording step.
 45. A certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus for making a certification medium to beused in a certification system for performing certification if anindividual person is a right person, said certification mediummanufacturing apparatus is characterized by including: two dimensionalphoto printing means for printing visible information which directlydistinguishes said individual person as a two dimensional photograph;data conversion processing means for converting said visible informationinto data which can be printed as a hologram or a holographicstereogram; hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means formaking said hologram or said holographic stereogram in accordance withsaid data which is obtained by conversion by said data conversionprocessing means; information storage means for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least said visible information; informationrecording means for recording a connection information to connect tosaid information storage means to read said stored visible information;and certification medium manufacturing means for making a certificationmedium by integrating at least said recording member in which saidconnection information is recorded by the information recording means,said two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing by saidtwo dimensional photo printing means, and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram made by said hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means in a condition that said two dimensional photographand said hologram or said holographic stereogram are visible.
 46. Thecertification medium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 45,characterized in that said information recording means puts a partialarea of a surface of said certification medium which is finallymanufactured as said recording member and records said connectioninformation visibly on said recording member.
 47. The certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 45, characterized inthat said information recording means puts a member whose information isreadable by a designated apparatus as said recording member and recordssaid connection information electromagnetically on said recordingmember.
 48. The certification medium manufacturing apparatus accordingto claim 45, characterized by including looks image generation means forgenerating looks image data showing looks of said individual person, andcharacterized in that said visible information is said looks image datagenerated by said looks image generation means.
 49. The certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 48, characterized inthat said looks image generation means photographs said individualperson as an object to generate said looks image data.
 50. Thecertification medium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 45,characterized in that said two dimensional photo printing means picks upa part of image data from three dimensional image data generated by saiddata conversion processing means by converting into printable data assaid hologram or said holographic stereogram to perform processing forconverting the picked up data into two dimensional image data.
 51. Thecertification system according to claim 45, characterized in that: saidinformation recording means records said visible information in saidrecording member together with said connection information, and saidcertification medium manufacturing means integrates, at least, saidrecording member in which said connection information and said visibleinformation is recorded by said information recording means, said twodimensional photograph, and said hologram or said holographic stereogramand makes the certification medium in a condition that said twodimensional photograph and said hologram or said holographic stereogramare visible.
 52. A certification terminal device for certifying anindividual person and certifying that the individual person is a rightperson by using a certification medium made by a certification mediummanufacturing apparatus comprising two dimensional photo printing meansfor printing as a two dimensional photograph visible information whichdirectly distinguishes said individual person, data conversionprocessing means for converting said visible information into data whichcan be printed as a hologram or a holographic stereogram, hologram orholographic stereogram manufacturing means for making said hologram orsaid holographic stereogram in accordance with said data which isobtained by conversion by said data conversion processing means,information storage means for storing various kinds of informationincluding at least said visible information, information recording meansfor recording connection information to connect to said informationstorage means and read said stored visible information, in a designatedrecording member which can record various kinds of information, andcertification medium manufacturing means for making the certificationmedium by integrating at least said recording member in which saidconnection information is recorded by said information recording means,said two dimensional photograph which is obtained by printing by saidtwo dimension photo printing means and said hologram or said holographicstereogram made by said hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturingmeans in a condition that said two dimensional photograph and saidhologram or said holographic stereogram are visible, said certificationterminal device characterized by including: information read-out meansfor reading out connection information which is recorded in saidrecording member by said information recording means; and presentationmeans for connecting to said information storage means in accordancewith said connection information which is recorded in said recordingmember by said information recording means for receiving and presentingsaid visible information corresponding to said connection informationamong said information stored in said information storage means.
 53. Thecertification terminal device according to claim 52, characterized inthat: said presentation means is a portable terminal, and saidinformation read-out means is connected to said portable terminal. 54.The certification terminal device according to claim 52, characterizedin that: said information recording means records said visibleinformation in said recording member together with said connectioninformation, said certification medium manufacturing means integrates,at least, said recording member in which said connection information andsaid visible information is recorded by said information recordingmeans, said two dimensional photograph, and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram and makes the certification medium in a conditionthat said two dimensional photograph and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram are visible, and said presentation means readsout and presents said visible information recorded in said recodingmember by said information recording means while presenting said visibleinformation received from said information storage means in accordancewith said connection information recorded in said recoding member.
 55. Acertification medium manufacturing apparatus for making a certificationmedium which is used in a certification system for identifying anindividual person and certifying if the individual person is a rightperson, said certification medium manufacturing apparatus characterizedby including: two dimensional photo printing means for printing visibleinformation which directly distinguishes said individual person as a twodimensional photograph; data conversion processing means for convertingsaid visible information into data which can be printed as a hologram ora holographic stereogram; hologram or holographic stereogrammanufacturing means for making said hologram or said holographicstereogram in accordance with said data which is obtained by conversionby said data conversion means; information recording means for recordingsaid visible information in a designated recording member which canrecord various kinds of information; and certification mediummanufacturing means for making the certification medium by integratingat least said recording member in which said visible information isrecorded by said information recording means, said two dimensionalphotograph which is obtained by printing by said two dimensional photoprinting means, and said hologram or said holographic stereogram made bysaid hologram or holographic stereograph manufacturing means in acondition that said two dimensional photograph and said hologram or saidholographic stereogram are visible.
 56. The certification mediummanufacturing apparatus according to claim 55, characterized byincluding information storage means for storing various kinds ofinformation including at least said visible information.
 57. Thecertification medium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 55,characterized in that said information recording means puts a memberwhose information is readable by a designated apparatus as saidrecording member and records said connection informationelectromagnetically on said recording member.
 58. The certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 55, characterized inthat said information recording means picks up a part of or all imagedata from three dimensional image data generated by said data conversionprocessing means by converting into printable data as said hologram orsaid holographic stereogram to record the picked up data in saidrecording member as said visible information.
 59. The certificationmedium manufacturing apparatus according to claim 55, characterized byincluding looks image generation means for generating looks image datashowing looks of said individual person, and characterized in that saidvisible information is said looks image data generated by said looksimage generation means.
 60. The certification medium manufacturingapparatus according to claim 59, characterized in that said looks imagegeneration means photographs said individual person as an object togenerate said looks image data.
 61. The certification mediummanufacturing apparatus according to claim 55, characterized in thatsaid two dimensional photo printing means picks up a part of image datafrom three dimensional image data generated by said data conversionprocessing means by converting into printable data as said hologram orsaid holographic stereogram to perform processing for converting thepicked up data into two dimensional image data.
 62. A certificationterminal device for identifying an individual person and certifying thatthe individual person is a right person by using a certification mediummade by a certification medium manufacturing apparatus comprising twodimensional photo printing means for printing visible information whichdirectly distinguishes said individual person as a two dimensionalphotograph, data conversion processing means for converting said visibleinformation into data which can print as a hologram or a holographicstereogram, hologram or holographic stereogram manufacturing means formaking said hologram or said holographic stereogram in accordance withsaid data which is obtained by conversion by said data conversionprocessing means, information recording means for recording said visibleinformation in a designated recording member which can record variouskinds of information, certification medium manufacturing means formaking the certification medium by integrating at least said recordingmember in which said visible information is recorded by said informationrecording means, said two dimensional photograph which is obtained byprinting by said two dimensional photo printing means, and said hologramor said holographic stereogram made by said hologram or holographicstereogram manufacturing means in a condition that said two dimensionalphotograph and said hologram or said holographic stereogram are visible,said certification terminal device characterized by including:information read-out means for reading out said visible informationwhich is recorded in said recording member by said information recordingmeans; and presentation means for presenting said visible informationwhich is read out of said recording member by said information read-outmeans.
 63. The certification terminal device according to claim 62,characterized in that: said presentation means is a portable terminal,and said information read-out means is connected to said portableterminal.